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[ad_1] “It has been over 40 hours since the earthquake and there continue to be many reports of people who need rescue,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told a news conference on Wednesday morning. “We must keep in mind that this is a race against time and continue to put all our labor into rescue efforts, with life-saving as our top priority.” After the so-called golden 72 hours following an earthquake, […]

[ad_1] The decision by the Israeli Supreme Court to reject legislative control over the judiciary ends for now the languishing effort by the far-right government of Benjamin Netanyahu to diminish the courts, which had already sparked nine months of protests that only ended when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7.The protests had deeply divided Israel, but the subsequent war united it, with even pilots and reservists who had vowed to […]

[ad_1] The Fujitsu Frontiers downed the arch rival Panasonic Impulse 16-10 at Tokyo Dome on Wednesday to claim a third straight XLeague championship in the Rice Bowl.The 77th edition of Japanese gridiron’s showpiece event was an odd combination of offenses moving the ball with ease between the 20-yard-lines throughout the game, before acceding to defensive dominance once in the red zone.The Frontiers set down a marker early, forcing the Impulse […]

[ad_1] Japanese companies, including food makers and convenience store chains, are rushing to provide relief supplies to people affected by a powerful earthquake that struck Ishikawa Prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan on New Year's Day. Convenience store chain Seven-Eleven Japan on Wednesday offered a total of 1,200 bottles of drinking water for free to the Ishikawa city of Nanao and the city of Himi in neighboring Toyama Prefecture. […]