Australia confirms first mass death of seabirds from H5N1 bird flu
Australia warned on Monday against the risk of a wider spread of H5N1 bird flu after its first mass mortality episode among seabirds killed about 50 greater crested terns off…
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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official, government says
Bangkok – Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday, a spokesperson for the Myanmar government said,…
Organizers work to balance tone for Hiroshima A-bomb children’s exhibit
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima plans to create a new exhibit area for children in fiscal 2028, including a “selective viewing” area where they can choose not to…
Blue Owl hires ex-Barclays banker as Japan business co-head
Blue Owl Capital has hired former Barclays executive Takeo Ikemori to jointly lead its Japan business, as the alternative asset manager seeks to deepen ties with institutional investors in the…
Blanche rescinds Trump’s $1.8 bil ‘anti-weaponization fund’ after GOP senators threaten to block his attorney general bid
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order late Sunday terminating President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate his political allies, a move that follows weeks of…
Daiwa’s profit hits 13-year high as equities business surges
Daiwa Securities Group’s latest quarterly profit rose more than analysts expected to the highest in 13 years, as Japan’s second-largest brokerage benefited from a global stock trading boom.Net income rose…
Japan’s Super Volunteer, 86-year-old Haruo Obata, heads to the Kumamoto earthquake site
Your friendly neighborhood Super Volunteer. On 28 July, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture, just outside of Kumamoto City. Having taken years to recover from a set of comparable…
‘Chiikawa’ was always darker than it looked
It’s hard to walk around Japan without coming across the cuddly characters of “Chiikawa,” the web manga by the artist Nagano. They dangle from handbags, fill arcade claw machines and…
Japan likely intervened to prop up yen, with possible help from U.S.
Japan appears to have delivered a surprise intervention to prop up the yen, possibly working with U.S. financial authorities, after weeks of speculation and as the Bank of Japan kept…
Even at the beach, it’s hard for Russians to escape the war
Children paddle in the warm waters of the Black Sea and sunbathers crowd the beaches. But this is no ordinary holiday season in Russia. In the fifth summer of the…
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