Japan plans stricter rules to address foreigner-linked issues
WorldTOKYO -- The Japanese government adopted a package of measures Friday to address problems related to foreign nationals, including planned stricter rules on their acquisitions of Japanese land and nationality.
Japan to accept up to 1.23 million foreign workers through FY 2028
WorldTOKYO -- The Japanese government said Friday that it will accept up 1,231,900 foreign workers for five years through the end of fiscal 2028 under specified skilled worker residency and skill development programs.
4 die, 26 injured in heavy snow in Japan
WorldTOKYO -- Heavy snow mainly pounding the Sea of Japan coast since Tuesday has left four people dead and 26 others injured.
TEPCO to shut reactor at world's biggest nuclear plant a day after resumption
WorldTokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) will shut down the No.6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station after a malfunction was detected early on Thursday, a day after the unit went online for the first time in about 14 years.
Rescuers dig for 6 missing in New Zealand landslide
WorldRescuers dug into deep mud searching for at least six people still missing Friday after a landslide from an extinct volcano crashed into a popular campsite in northern New Zealand.
MLS extends transfer window to align with global soccer schedule
WorldIn advance of moving to a summer-spring schedule starting in 2027, MLS will officially alter its secondary transfer window to run through September.
TEPCO halts control rod removal at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactor
WorldTOKYO -- Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Thursday it has suspended the removal of control rods from the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, after an alarm sounded during the process.
Immunotherapy effective against esophageal cancer: study
WorldKYOTO -- Conventional chemotherapy and radiation therapy eradicated esophageal cancer in about 70 pct of patients when combined with immunotherapy in a clinical trial, Kyoto University Hospital said.
US set to quit World Health Organization
WorldThe U.S. is due to officially exit the World Health Organization on Thursday, in the face of warnings it will hit both U.S. health and global health and also in violation of a U.S. law that requires Washington to pay the U.N. health agency $260 million in fees that it owes.
Temu office in Turkey raided by competition authorities
WorldOnline retailer Temu's office in Turkey was raided early on Wednesday, the country's competition authority and a spokesperson for the Chinese company told Reuters.
