Nikkei Surges Over 2,200 Points as SoftBank Lifted by OpenAI IPO Report

Japan Business News - May 21, 2026 - 13:09
The Nikkei Stock Average rebounded sharply on May 21st after falling below 60,000 at the previous day's close, briefly rising more than 2,200 points as hopes grew for progress in talks toward ending the fighting between the United States and Iran, while SoftBank Group gave the market a major boost following reports that OpenAI was preparing to file for an initial public offering. (News On Japan)
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Wild Boar’s Tough-Love Parenting Caught on Camera

Japan Education News - May 21, 2026 - 13:02
A mother wild boar was filmed on a university campus leaving five piglets to scale a wall on their own, offering a rare glimpse of what one lecturer described as "Spartan" parenting in the wild as baby animals appear across Japan with the arrival of the season. (News On Japan)
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Watch: BBC in Cuba after US announces criminal charges against Raúl Castro

BBC World News - May 21, 2026 - 12:07
BBC correspondent Will Grant reports from Havana, hours after the US charged former Cuban leader with conspiracy to kill US nationals and other crimes.
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Samsung strike on hold - but the fight isn't over yet. Why?

BBC World News - May 21, 2026 - 10:18
The walkout, which was due to start on Thursday, has been suspended while union members vote on a tentative deal.
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Ebola vaccine could take nine months as death toll rises further, WHO warns

BBC World News - May 21, 2026 - 08:47
In its latest update, the World Health Organization says there have now been 139 suspected deaths and 600 cases.
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Gang Members Arrested After Opening Office Near Nursery

Japan Society News - May 21, 2026 - 08:34
Six people, including a senior member of a group affiliated with the Sumiyoshi-kai crime syndicate's Kohei-ikka faction, have been arrested on suspicion of opening a gang office in a prohibited area near a nursery school in Tokyo's Itabashi Ward. (News On Japan)
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Japan Weighs Tighter Rules on Heated Tobacco

Japan Politics News - May 21, 2026 - 08:26
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has released an assessment of passive exposure to heated tobacco products, saying that while harmful substances in the air increase when such products are used indoors, the link with cancer risk cannot be determined at this stage. (News On Japan)
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Japan to Issue Safety Warning on Vasculitis Drug After 20 Deaths

Japan Technology News - May 21, 2026 - 08:22
A safety alert is expected to be issued as early as May 21st over Tavneos, a drug used to treat vasculitis, after 20 patients who took the medication died from serious liver dysfunction, according to people familiar with the matter. (News On Japan)
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Why Russian jets intercepting an RAF spy plane is 'serious incident'

BBC World News - May 21, 2026 - 06:46
The BBC's Frank Gardner explained how the incident highlighted tense relations between Russia and Nato.
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Japan’s Oil Imports Collapse, Down 67.2% from Middle East in April

Japan Business News - May 21, 2026 - 06:33
Japan’s imports of crude oil from the Middle East plunged 67.2% in April from a year earlier, as the impact of the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz began to ripple through the country’s trade and energy supply chains. (News On Japan)
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US charges Cuba's Raúl Castro with murder over 1996 downing of two planes

BBC World News - May 21, 2026 - 05:11
Castro and five others are charged with conspiracy to kill US nationals, murder, and destruction of aircraft
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Moment Cybertruck driver intentionally drives into Texas lake

BBC World News - May 21, 2026 - 04:56
Rescuers removed the vehicle from near the shoreline and police arrested the driver, who was attempting to use the vehicle's "wade mode".
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