Australian authorities airdrop supplies to farmers stranded by flood crisis

Tokyo, 25 May, /AJMEDIA/ Helicopters were being used on Sunday to drop animal feed to farmers in Australia’s New South Wales state stranded by floods that have killed five and… Read more

North Korea detains officials over warship accident, state media says

Tokyo, 25 May, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea has detained shipyard officials responsible for a recent major accident during the launch of a new warship, state media said on Sunday. The failed… Read more

At West Point, Trump rips DEI policies in rally-style speech

Tokyo, 25 May, /AJMEDIA/ President Donald Trump ripped U.S. diversity and inclusion policies, knocked NATO, and took credit for building up the military on Saturday in a campaign-style commencement speech… Read more

Russia and Ukraine swap 307 soldiers on second day of POW exchange

Tokyo, 25 May, /AJMEDIA/ Russia and Ukraine each exchanged 307 of their service personnel on Saturday on the second day of an extended prisoner swap set to be the largest… Read more

Nissan considering selling headquarters building in Yokohama

Tokyo, 25 May, /AJMEDIA/ Nissan Motor Co is considering selling its headquarters building in Yokohama to help cover costs related to plant closures and other restructuring efforts, sources familiar with… Read more

Koizumi eyes ¥2,000 per 5 kg retail price for gov’t rice

Tokyo, 25 May, /AJMEDIA/ New farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Saturday that the government plans to sell its stockpiled rice to retailers through direct contracts, aiming to make it available… Read more

Ohtani to face hitters Sunday for 1st time in pitching rehab with Dodgers

Tokyo, 25 May, /AJMEDIA/ Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to face hitters this weekend for the first time in his recovery from right elbow surgery. The two-way superstar originally planned to… Read more

Swarming insects causing distress at Osaka Expo

Tokyo, 25 May, /AJMEDIA/ Swarms of midges have become a headache at the World Exposition in Osaka, causing visitors to cringe and raising concerns about possible health issues. The small… Read more

Doctors denounce continued COVID restrictions at Japan’s hospitals

Tokyo, 25 May, /AJMEDIA/ Much of the world may have moved on from the coronavirus pandemic, but a painful legacy lingers in Japan: hospitals continuing to restrict patient visitations, even… Read more

Anthropic’s Claude AI gets smarter — and mischievious

Tokyo, 25 May, /AJMEDIA/ Anthropic launched its latest Claude generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models on Thursday, claiming to set new standards for reasoning but also building in safeguards against rogue… Read more