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Weed backlash grows in Thailand as kids turn to cannabis

The plant could be criminalized once again after next month’s election, four yea...

Former Kadokawa chairman given suspended jail sentence ...

Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, 82, was found guilty of bribing a former senior official of ...

Former Kadokawa chairman jailed for over 2 years in Oly...

Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, 82, was found guilty of bribing a former senior official of ...

China wins as Trump cedes leadership of the global economy

In a long, rambling address that was by turns bombastic, aggrieved and self-cong...

Philippines convicts journalist on terror charge called...

Community journalist and radio broadcaster Frenchie Cumpio, 26, is the first Fil...

WSL says current Club World Cup schedule could have 'ca...

The league said the event could force the postponement of fixtures across ‍five ...

Selection of curling director's daughter for Italian Ol...

Angela Romei, who was left off the team, complained that she had been dropped le...

Campaigning begins for Osaka gubernatorial election on ...

The previous governor, Hirofumi Yoshimura, resigned in an attempt to revive the ...

Tecpo restarts reactor at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, world’s l...

The utility had shut down all its nuclear power plants after the 2011 Fukushima ...

Ex-Russian official referred to prosecutors in Japan

Tokyo police sent papers on the former Russian official and a former worker at a...

One in 10 Japanese creatives see income fall due to gen...

Survey respondents cited being asked to accept shorter deadlines and lower fees,...

Sara Duterte faces new complaint as Philippine politica...

A complaint was filed to the Office of the Ombudsman alleging Duterte of plunder...

South Korean ex-PM Han gets 23 years jail for martial l...

The sentence is eight years longer than prosecutors' demand.

Halfpipe champion Ayumu Hirano selected for Games despi...

The 27-year-old crashed during the ‍World Cup snowboarding event in Laax, exitin...

Reiwa Shinsengumi leader Taro Yamamoto to resign from U...

Yamamoto, who founded the party in 2019, said he will focus on his health for an...

India beefing up space-based surveillance after border ...

The move comes after New Delhi had encountered surveillance blind spots during a...