By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Denny Tamaki, who campaigned criticizing the American military presence on the southwestern Japanese islands of Okinawa, won the election for governor on […]
Adultery verdict is latest progressive ruling by India court
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The chief justice of India’s Supreme Court has presided over a string of recent rulings that grant more rights to women, […]
Nintendo wins damage suit against Tokyo go-kart business
TOKYO (AP) — Those low-riding carts zipping around Tokyo will no longer be able to dress up riders as Super Mario. The Tokyo District Court ruled on Sept. 27 that […]
American, Japanese win Nobel for cancer research
By JIM HEINTZ and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Researchers from the United States and Japan won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Oct. 1 for discoveries that […]
Nobel-winning optical fiber pioneer dies at 84
HONG KONG (AP) — Charles K. Kao, who shared a 2009 Nobel Prize in physics for pioneering work in optical fiber technology that helped to lay the foundation for modern […]
China orders actress Fan Bingbing to pay massive tax fine
By GILLIAN WONG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tax authorities have ordered “X-Men” star Fan Bingbing and companies she represents to pay taxes and penalties totaling $130 million, ending […]
Vatican, China make breakthrough deal on bishop appointments
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican and China announced on Sept. 22 they had signed a “provisional agreement’’ over the appointment of bishops, a breakthrough […]
Vietnam’s President dies of illness at 61
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, the country’s No. 2 after the ruling Communist Party’s leader, died on Sept. 21 after a serious illness, the government said. […]
Tokyo chief opens replacement for city’s iconic fish market
By Yuri Kageyama The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — As a brass band blared “Anchors Aweigh,” Tokyo’s governor led the opening ceremony for the Japanese capital’s new fish market on […]
Thai police arrest 12 for sharing Facebook rape allegation
BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand have arrested 12 people who shared a Facebook post about a British tourist’s allegation that police had refused to accept her rape complaint. A […]
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