Sources say Johnny & Associates, a Japanese talent agency at the center of a sex abuse scandal involving its late founder, is considering setting up a new company to manage its performers.
Republicans in the US House of Representatives promised that as soon as they had a majority they would try to impeach President Joe Biden. They have started to make their case, but they are struggling to come up with evidence.
Japan has refuted North Korea's assertions at the UN General Assembly over the release of treated and diluted water into the ocean from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Joe Biden has promised to be "the most pro-union president" in American history. On Tuesday, he did something that his predecessors have shied away from, joining a group of striking union members on the picket line in Michigan.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has warned that if North Korea uses nuclear weapons, its regime will be brought to an end by an overwhelming response from the South Korea-US alliance.
Policymakers at the Bank of Japan have decided to leave the central bank's easing program unchanged as they wrapped up their two-day meeting on Friday.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has won this year's Global Goalkeeper Award for his contribution to pursuing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made many appeals to world leaders since Russian forces launched their invasion. On Tuesday, he urged delegates to the United Nations General Assembly to "act united" in Ukraine's defense.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has arrived in New York to attend the UN General Assembly, where he will call for international cooperation and reforms to the world body.
A United Nations expert says the human rights situation in Russia has "significantly deteriorated" since the country invaded Ukraine in February last year.
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