Wild weather leaves massive blackouts in eastern Australia

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA/ Wild weather has blacked out more than 300,000 homes and businesses on Australia’s east coast, officials said Sunday, with one driver confirmed dead and a dozen… Read more

More than 1,000 killed in Syrian crackdown on Alawite region, war monitor says

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA/ More than 1,000 people have been killed in two days of clashes between gunmen and security forces linked to Syria’s new Islamist rulers and fighters from… Read more

Iran will not negotiate under U.S. bullying, Supreme Leader says

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA/ Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday Iran will not be bullied into negotiations, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had… Read more

LDP to revise draft budget after PM Ishiba’s policy turnaround

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party decided to revise the draft budget for the next fiscal year starting in April after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reversed course… Read more

All Japan high courts rule 2024 lower house vote gap constitutional

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA/ All high courts and their branches in Japan have now declared constitutional the up to 2.06-fold vote weight disparity in the general election last fall, with… Read more

Japan ranks 3rd worst place for working women in 2024 int’l ranking

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japan ranked the third worst place among developed nations for working women for the second year in a row, according to the 2024 index compiled by… Read more

U.S. employers add 151,000 jobs in February, though unemployment up to 4.1%

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. employers added solid 151,000 jobs last month, but the outlook is cloudy as President Donald Trump threatens a trade war, purges the federal workforce and… Read more

Djokovic crashes out of Indian Wells opener

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA/ Five-time champion Novak Djokovic tumbled out of the Indian Wells ATP Masters on Saturday, falling in his first match to Botic van de Zandschulp. The Dutch… Read more

Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of fiercest battles of World War II

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA/ Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa’s jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of… Read more

Magnitude 4 quake jolts Azerbaijan’s Lerik district

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA/ A 4 magnitude earthquake struck Azerbaijan’s Lerik district on Sunday, 11 kilometers north-west of the Yardimli station, according to the Republican Seismic Survey Center of Azerbaijan… Read more