1+ hour, 49+ min ago   (212+ words) Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department sent papers on two U.S. Marines to public prosecutors on Friday, alleging that they broke into restaurants in Tokyo and stole cash, sources said. The Marines, aged 20 and 26 and both stationed at Iwakuni Base in Yamaguchi Prefecture,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (176+ words) U.K. examines whether Trump can derail Chagos deal after U.S. reversal'The Japan Times government is seeking to determine whether U.S President Donald Trump has the power to derail its plans to hand over sovereignty of a strategically vital island to Mauritius, after…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (153+ words) African nations send more money to China than they receive in new loans'The Japan Times JOHANNESBURG - China's role as a leading financier to developing nations has shifted over the past decade, with new loans to poorer countries falling "sharply while…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago   (147+ words) Chery will buy the land, buildings and associated assets of Nissan facilities in Rosslyn, Pretoria, as the Japanese carmaker undergoes a major restructuring. Chery Automobile, China's top car exporter, agreed to buy Nissan's vehicle-manufacturing plant in South Africa, the latest…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (126+ words) Uganda votes in fear amid internet blackout and police crackdown'The Japan Times Uganda votes in fear amid internet blackout and police crackdown Uganda was on edge as polls opened Thursday, with President Yoweri Museveni expected to extend his 40-year rule…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (137+ words) Russia recruited South Africans for its war using a gaming app'The Japan Times Russia targeted South African video gamers as part of a recruitment drive for its war in Ukraine, according to documents involving two men who left to fight....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (115+ words) South Africa, the continent's most industrialized nation, is grappling with a high crime rate, much of it driven by organized networks and gangs. Gunmen kill nine, wound 10 in South Africa bar attack Nine people were killed when gunmen opened fire…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (123+ words) The loss surpassed Wales' 68-14 defeat to England in the Six Nations in March and marked the first time Wales had been shutout in Cardiff since 1967. Springboks inflict record home defeat on Wales Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu starred as South Africa ran in…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (164+ words) The share of eligible public servants in Japan who took paternity leave in fiscal 2024 rose by 5 percentage points from the previous year to a record high of 85.9%, the National Personnel Authority said Friday. Among them, the proportion of those who…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (161+ words) The U.S. leader criticized the country's handling of the recent global summit and claimed without evidence that South Africa was committing genocide against White Afrikaners. President Donald Trump said that he would not invite South Africa to participate in next year's…...