By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s outspoken vaccinations minister, Taro Kono, announced on Sept. 10 that he is running to become the head of the governing party, who usually is chosen prime minister, and pledged to be reform-minded and get things done. Kono, 58, a Georgetown University graduate who is fluent in […]
China bans men it sees as not masculine enough from TV
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s government banned effeminate men on TV and told broadcasters on Sept. 2 to promote “revolutionary culture,” broadening a campaign to tighten control over business and society and enforce official morality. President Xi Jinping has called for a “national rejuvenation,” with tighter Communist Party control of business, […]
Malaysian mothers win battle over ‘sexist’ citizenship law
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Several Malaysian mothers won a legal battle on Sept. 9 for the right to pass their nationality to their children born abroad, a landmark court decision hailed by activists as a giant step toward gender equality. Malaysia is one of 25 countries that do not give mothers and fathers equal […]
Malaysia’s new PM strikes conciliatory tone in 1st address
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s new Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob struck a conciliatory tone in his first national address on Aug. 22, saying he would embrace the opposition in an effort to tackle the runaway pandemic and revive a slumping economy. A day after being sworn in, Ismail said the political battles that […]
China allows couples third child amid demographic crisis
BEIJING (AP) — China will now allow couples to legally have a third child as it seeks to hold off a demographic crisis that could threaten its hopes of increased prosperity and global influence. On Aug. 20, the ceremonial legislature amended the Population and Family Planning Law as part of a decades-long effort by the […]
Malaysia’s king meets political leaders to select new PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s king summoned the heads of political parties on Aug. 17 as he swiftly began the task of selecting a new prime minister amid a worsening coronavirus outbreak. The resignation of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Aug. 16 after less than 18 months in office followed mounting public anger over […]
Sudoku maker Maki Kaji, who saw life’s joy in puzzles, dies
Maki Kaji, the creator of the popular numbers puzzle Sudoku whose life’s work was spreading the joy of puzzles, has died, his Japanese company said on Aug. 17. He was 69 and had bile duct cancer.
Olympic opening ceremony director fired for Holocaust joke
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee fired the director of the opening ceremony on July 22 because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998. Organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto said a day ahead of the opening ceremony that director Kentaro Kobayashi has been […]
Man with coronavirus disguises as wife on Indonesian flight
By RANDI BASRI Associated Press TERNATE, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian man with the coronavirus has boarded a domestic flight disguised as his wife, wearing a niqab covering his face and carrying fake IDs and a negative PCR test result. But the cover didn’t last long. Police say a flight attendant aboard a Citilink plane […]
Historic AAPI wins for Team USA
TOKYO (AP) — Team USA’s Suni Lee came out on top in the women’s gymnastics all-around competition on July 29 at the Tokyo Olympics—becoming the first Hmong American to win a gold medal. Lee capitalized on two mistakes by Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade to edge her out with a score of 57.433. Carissa Moore won the […]
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