Sep 06 Watch 6:28 News Wrap: Trump administration rejects rules on detaining migrant children In our news wrap Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security says it wants to detain migrant families together until their cases are resolved. That goes against the 1997 Flores agreement that requires migrant children be held in the least restrictive… Continue watching
Sep 06 Big quake hits northern Japan, leaving 9 dead, 30 missing By Eugene Hoshiko, Haruka Nuga, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press In the town of Atsuma, where entire hillsides collapsed, rescuers used small backhoes and shovels to search for survivors under the tons of earth that tumbled down steep mountainsides. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 7:41 News Wrap: Fast-moving Greek wildfires kill dozens In our news wrap Tuesday, Greece is in mourning after wildfires killed at least 74 people near Athens. Also, a heat wave over Asia is taking a growing toll. Officials in Japan said record temperatures have claimed at least 80… Continue watching
Jul 09 Rescuers search for dozens still missing after Japan floods By Haruka Nuga, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Rescuers in southwestern Japan dug up more bodies Monday as they searched for dozens still missing after heavy rains caused severe flooding and left residents to return to their homes unsure where to start the cleanup. Continue reading
Jul 07 38 dead, nearly 50 reported missing as heavy rain hits Japan By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press TOKYO — Torrents of rainfall and flooding battered a widespread area in southwestern Japan on Saturday, with local media casualty reports climbing quickly. Public broadcaster NHK said 38 people were dead, four were injured seriously and 47 were missing. Okayama… Continue reading
Jul 06 'Choose the important over the urgent,' and more writing advice from Min Jin Lee By Elizabeth Flock "I have published two novels in 22 years, and I have tried very hard to focus on things that matter most to me — craft and themes — rather than focusing on the things that seem pressing at the time,"… Continue reading
Jun 27 Hayabusa2, a Japanese spacecraft, arrives at Ryugu asteroid to retrieve minerals By Jeremy Hsu, Scientific American If all goes according to plan, two spacecraft will commence close encounters with two asteroids by the end of August, in order to retrieve organic materials dating back to the solar system’s birth. Continue reading
Jun 12 For world, Trump-Kim summit raises cautious hope for peace By Associated Press South Koreans cheered, Japanese snapped up a newspaper special edition and China made a suggestion Donald Trump may not like as the U.S. president held an unprecedented summit Tuesday with the leader of North Korea. Continue reading
Jun 10 Worried, hopeful and wary: Neighbors await Kim-Trump summit By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press North Korea’s East Asia neighbors — Japan, China and South Korea — have a shared goal of denuclearizing the peninsula, but what may come out of Tuesday’s summit in Singapore between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un… Continue reading
May 09 Leaders of Japan, China, South Korea agree to cooperate on North Korea By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Leaders from the three countries held their first three-way summit in more than two years, demonstrating a spirit of cooperation. Continue reading