AllSides Balanced Search reveals information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so you can get the full picture.
Apr 23 2024
News
Trump meets with Japan's former prime minister Aso
April 23 (Reuters) - Former Japanese prime minister Taro Aso, a senior figure in the country's ruling party, met with Donald Trump on Tuesday, becoming the latest U.S. ally seeking to establish ties with the Republican presidential candidate. The 83-year-old Aso, who is currently vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, entered Trump Tower in Manhattan on Tuesday evening and
ReutersApr 03 2024
News
Japan Implements Anti-Loneliness Law
Japan’s Act on Promotion of Policy for Loneliness and Isolation went into effect on Monday, one year after Parliament enacted it. The law identifies loneliness as “an issue for society as a whole” and tasks the government at all levels with providing support for lonely and isolated people. The loneliness law was passed at the beginning of April 2023 as a response to the growing sense of
Breitbart NewsMay 21 2024
News
Passersby walk in front of an electric screen displaying Japan's Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo
Colorado Springs GazetteMay 26 2024
News
North Korea informs Japan of satellite launch plan, a likely bid to put 2nd spy satellite into orbit
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has revealed plans to launch a satellite by early next week, Japan said Monday, an apparent effort to put the North’s second military spy satellite into orbit in yet another violation of U.N. bans. The launch notification came as leaders of South Korea, Japan and China gathered in Seoul for their first trilateral meeting Monday. Japan’s coast guard said it
KSTPMay 13 2024
News
Buddy Marini, Veteran Asia Executive, Hired as GM of Warner Bros. Discovery in Japan
Veteran Asian executive Buddy Marini has been appointed GM of Warner Bros. Discovery in Japan. The role covers all operations in Japan including home entertainment, digital & TV licensing, consumer products, anime production, franchise and pay-TV networks, but excluding theatrical and the Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo: The Making of Harry Potter business. Marini joins WBD with 25+ years’
VarietyMay 21 2024
News
Memorial service to honor Army vet who taught at DODEA schools in South Korea, Japan, Germany
CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — A memorial service for Humphreys West Elementary School teacher and Army veteran Eric Chipps is scheduled this week at the home of U.S. Forces Korea. “All are welcome to say goodbye, especially former students,” at 4 p.m. Thursday at Freedom Chapel, according to a Monday post on Humphreys’ official Facebook page. Chipps died May 11, according to the post.
Stars and StripesApr 20 2024
News
On Himalayan hillsides grows Japan’s cold, hard cash
PUWAMAJHUWA, Nepal — The views are spectacular in this corner of eastern Nepal, between the world’s highest mountains and the tea estates of India’s Darjeeling district, where rare orchids grow and red pandas play on the lush hillsides. But life can be tough. Wild animals destroyed the corn and potato crops of Pasang Sherpa, a farmer born near Mount Everest. He gave up on those plants a dozen
The Seattle TimesMay 16 2024
News
USS Ronald Reagan, Navy’s Pacific flagship aircraft carrier, departs Japan after 9 years
Hundreds of sailors in dress white uniforms stood at attention Thursday on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier steamed out of Tokyo Bay in its final deployment from Japan, where it had been based for nearly a decade. U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel joined U.S. and Japanese military officials in bidding farewell as the warship departed Yokosuka
Washington TimesMay 02 2024
News
Biden calls U.S. ally Japan 'xenophobic,' along with China and Russia
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that U.S. ally Japan was struggling economically because of xenophobia, along with other countries, including China and Russia.
Speaking at a campaign fundraiser in Washington that marked the start of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Biden said the U.S. economy was growing in part “because we welcome immigrants.”
NBC News DigitalMay 15 2024
News
Japan's top rugby competition bucks trends, continues to grow as the game faces headwinds elsewhere
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — As professional rugby teams and tournaments around the world contend with tough financial headwinds, Japan continues to buck the trend with historic growth in teams and crowds. The Japan Rugby League One will add three new clubs next season, growing to 26 teams over three divisions. The Secom Rugguts, based in Saitama, Yakult Levins, based in Toda, and LeRIRO
Associated Press