Tag: Tokyo

TOKYO (news agencies) — A Japanese high court ruled Thursday that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the lack of any law allowing ...

Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday following a rebound in US tech shares, fueled by ongoing expectations of US rate cuts. The Nikkei 225 index surged by 0.81 percent, or ...

TOKYO (news agencies) — A rocket that was supposed to become Japan’s first from the private sector to put a satellite into orbit exploded shortly after takeoff Wednesday, livestreamed video ...

MEXICO CITY (news agencies) — Women across the world will demand equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice, decision-making jobs and other essential needs during demonstrations marking International Women’s Day on ...

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged Thursday past the record it set in 1989 before its financial bubble burst, ushering in an era of faltering growth. The index closed Thursday ...

LOS ANGELES (news agencies) — Will she make it in time? Intrepid flight trackers online seem to think so.On social media, fans of Taylor Swift and aviation journalists believe they’ve ...

TOKYO (news agencies) — A Japanese court sentenced a man to death after finding him guilty of murder and other crimes Thursday for carrying out an arson attack on an ...