Taylor Swift has regained control of her music; buys back first 6 albums

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ Taylor Swift has regained control over her entire body of work. In a lengthy note posted to her official website on Friday, Swift announced: “All of… Read more

China says Hegseth is touting a Cold War mentality in calling it a threat

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ China on Sunday denounced U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for calling the Asian country a threat, accusing him of touting a Cold War mentality as tensions… Read more

Poles begin voting for a new president in a pivotal runoff election

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ Poles began voting Sunday in a decisive presidential runoff that could set the course for the nation’s political future and its relations with the European Union.… Read more

Trump pulls Musk ally’s NASA nomination

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ The White House on Saturday withdrew its nominee for NASA administrator, Jared Isaacman, abruptly yanking a close ally of Elon Musk from consideration to lead the… Read more

China displaces old foe Japan in South Koreans’ minds ahead of vote

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ Shops selling steaming snacks line the streets of Seoul’s Daerim neighborhood, home to thousands of ethnic Chinese, some feeling the pressure from mounting anti-Beijing sentiment ahead… Read more

Japan, U.S. to boost cybersecurity cooperation amid rising threats

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth agreed Saturday to boost cybersecurity cooperation, following Japan’s enactment of a law allowing the government… Read more

Sinner, Zverev, Djokovic into French Open last 16; Keys and Gauff fight through

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ World number one Jannik Sinner powered into the French Open last 16 on Saturday alongside last year’s runner-up Alexander Zverev as Madison Keys survived three match… Read more

Critical minerals don’t belong in landfills – microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-waste

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ When the computer or phone you’re using right now blinks its last blink and you drop it off for recycling, do you know what happens? At… Read more

Recycling contaminated soil from Fukushima: Japan’s dilemma

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ To reduce radiation across Fukushima Prefecture after the 2011 nuclear disaster, authorities scraped a layer of contaminated soil from swathes of land. Now, as young farmers… Read more

One dead, 8 injured in 3-vehicle crash in Shimane Prefecture

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ A woman was killed and eight other people injured in an accident involving three vehicles on the San’in Expressway in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, on Saturday.… Read more