Ishiba Cabinet Support Rate Up To 40% Despite Minority Govt Status

The Approval Rating For The Cabinet Of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Rose 7.9 Percentage Points To 40.0 Percent, A Kyodo News Survey Showed Sunday, With A Majority Of Respondents Supporting The Ruling Coalition's Minority Government Seeking Policy Deals With Smaller Parties.

Gene Hackman Died Of Heart Disease; His Wife Died Of Hantavirus About 1 Week Prior, Authorities Say

Actor Gene Hackman Died Of Heart Disease A Full Week After His Wife Died From Hantavirus In Their New Mexico Hillside Home, Likely Unaware That She Was Dead Because He Was In The Advanced Stages Of Alzheimer’s Disease, Authorities Revealed Friday.

Japan, China Reaffirm Push For Strategic, Mutually Beneficial Ties

Japan And China Reaffirmed In A Series Of High-level Talks In Beijing On Wednesday That They Will Promote "strategic And Mutually Beneficial" Relations, Highlighting Their Regional And Global Responsibilities Amid Continuing Bilateral Tensions.

Hearts, Tails And Blubber At Japan Fin Whale Tasting

Bite-size Portions Of Fin Whale Were Available To Sniff And Taste Friday As Japan's Whaling Industry Seeks To Rekindle Appetite For A Traditional Protein Source That Has Fallen Out Of Favor.

Microsoft Expects To Spend $80 Bil On AI This Fiscal Year

Microsoft President Brad Smith Says The Company Is On Track To Pump About $80 Billion Into Artificial Intelligence (AI) This Fiscal Year.