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April 26, 2025

Why Japan keeps repeating the same corporate fraud scandals
Tim Hornyak is a Tokyo-based journalist. In March 2025, Toyota Motor subsidi Hino Motors pled guilty in the U.S. to a long-term fraud scheme under which it had faked engine emissions data going back to at least 2003. The Justice Department’s punishment was harsh: a $1.6 billion penalty and a five-year probation barring it from…
Who attended Trump’s crypto dinner? Photos and social media offer some clues
“Mostly men, I think I was one of the maybe 5 women there,” she wrote. “Felt like 50/50 of people from the states compared to those from other countries — we met people from China, Philippines, Dubai, Korea, etc.” The event has been widely criticized ever since its announcement, with government ethics experts and Democratic…
Japan farm minister vows to halve prices as rice crisis drags on
TOKYO –Japan’s newly appointed agriculture minister on Friday pledged to quickly bring down rice prices to 2,000 yen ($14) per 5 kilograms, promising relief to inflation-hit consumers. The government will release government-stockpiled rice through no-bid contracts with major retailers, Shinjiro Koizumi said on public broadcaster NHK.
1-vote victory for Trump’s big bill inflames Democratic clash over aging leaders
WASHINGTON — When House Republicans passed President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax and spending package on a party-line vote of 215-214, some Democrats couldn’t help but notice that three safe blue seats in their ranks were empty after those lawmakers recently died in their 70s. “Imagine if one of the older and sicker Dems would’ve retired…
Bandai Namco to power up overseas retail presence with more shops
TOKYO — Japanese entertainment group Bandai Namco Holdings is deepening its global push with plans to quintuple its experience-based stores in overseas markets in the next five years. Multi-brand retail complexes, dubbed Bandai Namco Cross Stores, offer merchandise based on the group’s popular intellectual properties. They range from model kits based on the Gundam sci-fi…
U.S. citizen with REAL ID handcuffed in Alabama immigration raid and held before release
A U.S.-born citizen who was wrestled into the dirt, handcuffed and detained in a vehicle as part of an immigration raid had a REAL ID on him that was dismissed as fake, the man’s cousin said Friday. Video of the arrest, aired by Noticias Telemundo, showed authorities grabbing Leonardo Garcia Venegas, 25, while at a…
Alizeh Shah dismisses cosmetic surgery rumors
LAHORE: Pakistani actress Alizeh Shah has strongly denied rumors suggesting she underwent cosmetic surgery, calling the claims baseless and expressing her frustration over the ongoing speculation. The actress has faced public scrutiny due to noticeable changes in her facial features and physique, leading some to associate her transformation with cosmetic procedures. Even a few fellow…
Trump approves Nippon Steel acquisition of US Steel: sources
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump has approved Nippon Steel’s bid to buy U.S. Steel, White House sources said Friday. Trump’s decision clears the way for the deal to go forward nearly a year and a half since it was announced. The president appears to have decided the transaction poses no threat to national security…
Advocates wait for the results of Trump’s executive order on IVF policy
This week, Julie Eshelman has been holding her breath, waiting to see if President Donald Trump delivers on his campaign promise to make in vitro fertilization free. Eshelman is a milit wife and, thanks to IVF, a mom. She first began fertility treatments in 2016, and she and her husband finally welcomed a baby girl…