A coffee by any other name: Starbucks avoids brewing controversy in South Korea

BBC World News - 2 hours 7 min ago
All six presidential candidates' names are banned in Starbucks stores to "maintain neutrality".
Categories: BBC World News

Japan’s Foreign License Conversion System Raises Safety Concerns

Japan Society News - 3 hours 47 min ago
A growing number of foreign nationals are converting their overseas driver's licenses into Japanese licenses through a process known as gaimen kirikae—a system that has come under scrutiny due to apparent loopholes and increasingly lax enforcement. (News On Japan)
Categories: Japan News

Dark Side of Men's Concept Cafes

Japan Society News - 3 hours 53 min ago
A growing number of so-called men’s concept cafes in Osaka are drawing scrutiny for blurring the line between themed entertainment and unlicensed adult services. In one case, a cafe was found offering a single drink for 1.65 million yen, underscoring the escalating concerns around financial exploitation and regulatory loopholes. (News On Japan)
Categories: Japan News

Two people dead after small plane crash in San Diego neighbourhood

BBC World News - 3 hours 57 min ago
A home was destroyed and cars caught fire after the private aircraft crashed, forcing the evacuation of 100 people.
Categories: BBC World News

Japan's Real Wages Fall 0.5% as Pay Hikes Fail to Keep Up with Inflation

Japan Business News - 4 hours 59 sec ago
Real wages in Japan declined for the third consecutive year, as rising prices continued to outpace wage growth. According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s Monthly Labour Survey for fiscal 2024, inflation-adjusted wages fell by 0.5% compared to the previous year. (News On Japan)
Categories: Japan News

Watch: German troops permanently sent to Lithuania's eastern border

BBC World News - 4 hours 17 min ago
The German military has not permanently stationed troops on foreign soil since World War Two.
Categories: BBC World News

FamilyMart Unveils Apollo Plan to Expand Stores and Boost Sales by 10%

Japan Business News - 4 hours 59 min ago
FamilyMart has unveiled a new retail strategy dubbed the "Apollo Plan," aiming to expand its sales space by attaching small, three-tsubo (about 10 square meters) white containers to existing stores. At a location in Kanagawa Prefecture, curious customers noticed the unfamiliar structure next to the usual storefront, wondering aloud what it might contain. (News On Japan)
Categories: Japan News

Okinawa Enters Rainy Season, Fourth-Latest Start on Record

Japan Travel News - 5 hours 59 sec ago
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced that the Okinawa region is believed to have entered the rainy season on May 22nd, marking the fourth-latest start since records began in 1951. The onset is 12 days later than the average year and one day later than in 2024. (News On Japan)
Categories: Japan News

Trump administration ends Harvard's ability to enrol international students

BBC World News - 5 hours 1 min ago
The move escalates the administration's row with America's oldest university over hiring, admissions and teaching practices.
Categories: BBC World News

Illegal Massage Parlor Busted Offering Sex for 10,000 Yen

Japan Society News - 5 hours 5 min ago
A man walked straight out of the building, eyes fixed ahead. He was identified as 54-year-old Taniguchi, the manager of a private massage parlor, and is among nine people arrested on suspicion of illegally soliciting customers for prostitution on the streets of Gotanda, Tokyo. (News On Japan)
Categories: Japan News

Denmark to raise retirement age to highest in Europe

BBC World News - 5 hours 33 min ago
From 2040, Danish people born after 31 December 1970 will be eligible to retire at 70 years old.
Categories: BBC World News

Denmark to raise retirement age to highest in Europe

BBC World News - 5 hours 33 min ago
From 2040, Danish people born after 31 December 1970 will be eligible to retire at 70 years old.
Categories: BBC World News

What we know about the Israeli embassy staff shooting

BBC World News - 5 hours 55 min ago
Police say the victims, a young couple, were shot by a man who shouted "free, free Palestine".
Categories: BBC World News

US Supreme Court blocks public funding for religious charter school

BBC World News - 6 hours 1 min ago
A split Supreme Court ruling upholds a lower court decision that prohibited Oklahoma from establishing the nation's first Christian charter school.
Categories: BBC World News

UK signs £101m-a-year deal to hand over Chagos Islands

BBC World News - 6 hours 40 min ago
Under the deal, the UK will lease back the Diego Garcia military base from Mauritius.
Categories: BBC World News

'Multiple fatalities' after small plane crash in San Diego neighbourhood

BBC World News - 6 hours 57 min ago
Several homes were destroyed and cars caught fire after the private aircraft crashed, forcing the evacuation of 100 people.
Categories: BBC World News

Busy hurricane season expected as forecasters fear Trump cuts

BBC World News - 8 hours 6 min ago
The warning comes as cuts to American research raise fears over the ability to track and prepare for them.
Categories: BBC World News

Investigating Israel's strike on Gaza's European Hospital

BBC World News - 8 hours 8 min ago
BBC Verify analysed footage, gathered witness testimony and spoke to munitions and legal experts to examine how one of Gaza's last functioning hospitals came under Israeli attack.
Categories: BBC World News

US House passes Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax and spending bill

BBC World News - May 22, 2025 - 23:46
The bill's passage is a victory for the White House, which warned that failure would be a 'betrayal'.
Categories: BBC World News

Fact-checking Trump's Oval Office confrontation with Ramaphosa

BBC World News - May 22, 2025 - 22:53
President Trump made a series of claims about the killing of white farmers in South Africa, some of which are demonstrably false.
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