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Toyota halts production lines at plant again
Toyota on Wednesday revealed that production lines at the Fujimatsu plant of wholly owned unit Toyota Auto Body in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, had been halted again.
‘Point of no return’: Why Kyiv won’t sit down with the Kremlin
When delegations from Moscow and Kyiv met in Belarus for secretive peace talks weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, it took Ukraine’s lead negotiator less than an hour to lose hope.
Kishida to possibly meet Israeli president on Friday
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is arranging to meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog as early as Friday on the sidelines of a U.N. conference on climate change amid the Middle Eastern nation’s war with Hamas, government sources said.
Russia preparing ‘loyalty agreement’ requirement for foreigners: TASS
Russia’s interior ministry has prepared draft legislation that would force foreigners to sign a “loyalty agreement” forbidding them from criticizing official policy, discrediting Soviet military history or contravening…
MLB and Formula 1 face fraud suits for promoting FTX
FTX investors suing the cryptocurrency exchange’s celebrity promoters for allegedly helping to facilitate an $11 billion fraud have some new targets, including Major League Baseball, Formula One racing and Mercedes-Benz Group’s racing team.
Tokyo stocks fall as stronger yen prompts selling of exporters
Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday, with exporters being sold on the back of a stronger yen against the U.S. dollar while a rise in technology shares lent some support.…
Toyota logs record October output, sales despite production halt
Toyota Motor Corp said Wednesday its global output and sales hit record highs for October on robust demand in North America and Europe, despite a temporary production halt…
Japan space agency hit with cyberattack; rocket and satellite info not accessed
Japan’s space agency was hit with a cyberattack but the information the hackers accessed did not include anything important for rocket and satellite operations, a spokesperson said on…
U.S. Osprey aircraft with 8 aboard crashes into ocean near Yakushima island
A U.S. military V-22 Osprey aircraft crashed into the ocean in southwestern Japan on Wednesday with eight people onboard, Japan’s coast guard said.
A spokesperson for the coast…
New Zealand leader plans to ban cell phone use in schools and end tobacco controls in first 100 days
New Zealand’s new prime minister plans to ban cell phone use in schools and repeal tobacco controls in the ambitious agenda he released Wednesday for his first 100…
