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Japanese man sentenced to 17.5 years in prison, and 20 strokes of the cane in Singapore for rape
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 2 days agoThe Kyodo News Agency cited the Japanese Embassy in Singapore as saying that Kita is set to be the first Japanese person to be sentenced to caning in Singapore ...
Can Russians and Belarusians compete at the Paris Olympics? Individual Neutral Athletes explained
CNN via Yahoo Sport· 2 days agoRussian athletes have competed under several different guises throughout the 128-year history of the...
Magnitude 5.4 earthquake hits east of Tokyo, no tsunami warning
Gulf News· 2 days agoThe quake originated off the eastern coast of Chiba at a depth of around 50 kilometers
Court orders Japanese government to pay damages over forced sterilisations
The Guardian· 3 days agoJapan’s supreme court has ordered the government to pay damages to dozens of people who were forcibly sterilised under a now-defunct eugenics law, saying the practice had violated their constitutional ...
How Japan’s newest yen note came from the Nepali mountains
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance UK· 3 days agoBanks across Japan began stocking their ATMs on Wednesday with shiny new yen notes sourced from an...
Petition to Impeach South Korea's President Crashes
Time via Yahoo News UK· 5 days agoCredit - Kyodo News–Getty Images An online petition calling for South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol to be impeached has experienced delays and...
Japan Launches H3 Rocket, Boosting its Comeback in Space
Bloomberg· 5 days agoThe second launch of Japan’s flagship rocket went smoothly as it carried a satellite toward...