"This election will decide whether we will defend the American way of life," Trump said in his remarks at the close of the RNC. ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Longest-Serving Leader, Resigns Because of Illness
Mr. Abe has been prime minister for nearly eight consecutive years, a significant feat in a country accustomed to high turnover in the top job. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s stocks close lower on news that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will resign
Shares in Japan slipped on Friday following local media reports the country's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, is set to step down. Abe later confirmed his surprise resignation during a Friday press ... ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe, Battling Illness, Resigns as Japan’s Leader: What’s Next
Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, who raised the country’s global profile, will resign. WSJ’s Alastair Gale explains what’s next as Japan deals with challenges at home and looks for a successor ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka changes mind and agrees to play semi-final
(Reuters) - Naomi Osaka has decided to play her semi-final at the Western & Southern Open in New York after previously saying she would withdraw from the match to protest against racial injustice. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka opts to play semi-final after Thursday postponement
Naomi Osaka has decided to compete in her rearranged semi-final at the Western & Southern Open on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Factbox: Tokyo Residents React to PM Abe’s Resignation
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the nation's longest serving premier, said on Friday plans to resign, citing a worsening health problem. Here are the reactions of some people on the streets of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo lets group that used hate speech against Koreans use park
A women's group that broke the capital's hate speech by-law at a 2019 event contesting the number of Koreans massacred after the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake has been approved to hold a similar event ... ( read original story ...)
Most Stocks Up On Fed Rates News, Tokyo Down On Abe Exit
Expectations that US interest rates will stay ultra low for as long as needed helped lift most Asian equities on Friday but Tokyo tumbled on reports that Japan's prime minister was set to resign for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set to stand down, NHK reports
TOKYO — Japan's longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe announced his resignation on Friday, citing due to worsening health. Abe, who made the announcement during a live public broadcast to the ... ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Longest-Serving Leader, Will Resign Because of Illness
Mr. Abe has been prime minister for nearly eight consecutive years, a significant feat in a country accustomed to high turnover in the top job. ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe: Japan’s Prime Minister to resign, according to public broadcaster
Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving Japanese prime minister in history, will resign Friday due to health reasons, according to Japan's public broadcaster NHK, citing sources close to Abe. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe set to resign over worsening health: source
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest serving premier, is set to resign due to worsening health, ending a stint at the helm of the world's third-biggest economy during which he sought to revive ... ( read original story ...)
Car dealers donate to Blantyre police
Blantyre based Nagoya Car Dealers Group has donated security equipment to Blantyre police aimed at enhancing community policing operations in the city. ( read original story ...)
More than 50 hours since accident at disused underground tank In Yokohama
More than 50 hours have passed since an operator of earth-moving machinery apparently fell with his equipment into a massive disused underground tank in Yokohama City. Remaining water in the tank is ... ( read original story ...)
Column: Naomi Osaka stood tall, and alone, in protest following Jacob Blake shooting
Naomi Osaka's courage following the Jacob Blake shooting, likely lost on most while wildcat player strikes spread across team sports, shouldn’t be overlooked. ( read original story ...)