Breaking 10:40 Bear attack in northern Japan injures four people across industrial and residential areas 09:00 Powerful tropical storm heads toward Tokyo, disrupting transport across Japan 08:38 South Korea overtakes India to become sixth-largest stock market 07:01 Japan urges Iran to reopen Hormuz Strait amid nuclear talks 15:57 Macron announces 93 billion euros foreign investment at Choose France summit
Asian markets mixed as gold and oil rebound amid geopolitical tensions
Economy
Wednesday 04 February 2026 - 11:20
Asian markets mixed as gold and oil rebound amid geopolitical tensions
Assassin of former Japanese prime minister appeals life sentence
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Wednesday 04 February 2026 - 10:30
Assassin of former Japanese prime minister appeals life sentence
Origins of world religions and their cultural impact
Culture
Wednesday 04 February 2026 - 08:29
Origins of world religions and their cultural impact
Gold and silver prices plunge after Warsh's Fed nomination
Economy
Tuesday 03 February 2026 - 16:20
Gold and silver prices plunge after Warsh's Fed nomination
Death toll from heavy Japan snow reaches 30
News in brief
Tuesday 03 February 2026 - 13:00
Death toll from heavy Japan snow reaches 30
Asian markets soar on RBA rate hike and US-India trade deal
Economy
Tuesday 03 February 2026 - 10:50
Asian markets soar on RBA rate hike and US-India trade deal
Nintendo Switch 2 sales surge past 17 million units in nine months
News in brief
Tuesday 03 February 2026 - 10:30
Nintendo Switch 2 sales surge past 17 million units in nine months
Japan extracts rare earths at record ocean depth
Economy
Monday 02 February 2026 - 11:50
Japan extracts rare earths at record ocean depth
China leads world's largest foreign currency reserve holders
Economy
Monday 02 February 2026 - 11:19
China leads world's largest foreign currency reserve holders
Taiwan deploys missiles after Chinese helicopter enters its air defense zone
News in brief
Monday 02 February 2026 - 09:50
Taiwan deploys missiles after Chinese helicopter enters its air defense zone
Quantum batteries proposed to power next-generation quantum computers
Technology
Thursday 29 January 2026 - 18:20
Quantum batteries proposed to power next-generation quantum computers
Election campaigning begins in Japan ahead of Feb. 8 vote
News in brief
Tuesday 27 January 2026 - 15:00
Election campaigning begins in Japan ahead of Feb. 8 vote
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into East Sea
News in brief
Tuesday 27 January 2026 - 10:40
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into East Sea
Gold surpasses $5,000 for the first time amid dollar weakness
Economy
Monday 26 January 2026 - 12:20
Gold surpasses $5,000 for the first time amid dollar weakness
US dollar hits four-month low amid political turmoil flight
Economy
Monday 26 January 2026 - 09:50
US dollar hits four-month low amid political turmoil flight
Fans bid farewell to Japan’s last giant pandas
News in brief
Sunday 25 January 2026 - 13:20
Fans bid farewell to Japan’s last giant pandas
China sets yuan below 7 per dollar for first time since 2023
Economy
Friday 23 January 2026 - 12:50
China sets yuan below 7 per dollar for first time since 2023
Japan's first female PM dissolves parliament for snap election
Politics
Friday 23 January 2026 - 09:50
Japan's first female PM dissolves parliament for snap election
Japan suspends reactor at world’s largest nuclear power plant one day after restart
News in brief
Thursday 22 January 2026 - 09:20
Japan suspends reactor at world’s largest nuclear power plant one day after restart
Japan: assassin of former prime minister Shinzo Abe sentenced to life imprisonment
Politics
Wednesday 21 January 2026 - 09:30
Japan: assassin of former prime minister Shinzo Abe sentenced to life imprisonment
US Treasury yields hit four-month highs amid Japanese bond rout
Economy
Tuesday 20 January 2026 - 15:20
US Treasury yields hit four-month highs amid Japanese bond rout
Japan airlines cancel flights as blizzards strike the northwest coast
News in brief
Tuesday 20 January 2026 - 10:30
Japan airlines cancel flights as blizzards strike the northwest coast
Excitons outperform light in quantum materials engineering
Technology
Monday 19 January 2026 - 15:20
Excitons outperform light in quantum materials engineering
Japan PM Takaichi to dissolve parliament and call snap election
News in brief
Monday 19 January 2026 - 11:30
Japan PM Takaichi to dissolve parliament and call snap election

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