- yesterday
France beat Japan 42-15 in Tokyo to top Nations Championship group, with doubles from Jalibert and Lamothe
Six tries, including doubles from Matthieu Jalibert and Maxime Lamothe, powered France to a 42-15 victory over Japan at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Saturday, securing top spot in the northern hemisphere group of the Nations Championship.
- 2d ago
Apple briefly overtakes Nvidia as world's most valuable company amid AI sentiment shift
Apple's market value edged past Nvidia's on Friday, reaching $4.88 trillion, as investors reassess AI spending and reward the iPhone maker's lower capital expenditure approach.
- 2d ago
Japan's parliament keeps throne male-only, adopts distant relatives to rescue the imperial line
Japan's parliament revised the Imperial House Law on Friday to allow the adoption of distant male relatives and let princesses keep their status after marriage, but left the ban on female succession intact despite polls showing over 70% public support for a woman on the throne.
- 5d ago
Global chip stocks plunge into bear market as AI doubts and US-Iran strikes rattle investors
Semiconductor shares tumbled worldwide, dragging the Philadelphia index down 11% for the week and pushing Japan's Nikkei into correction, while escalating US-Iran clashes lifted oil prices.
- 6d ago
WA denies reported Russian spy hub, plans tighter intel coordination
A New York Times investigation has revealed that dozens of Russian intelligence operatives expelled from Europe are now active in Japan, exploiting weak espionage laws to feed Moscow's war effort in Ukraine.
- Jul 12
France overturns 21-12 deficit to beat Australia 42-26, rises to second in Northern Hemisphere standings
The French scored 30 unanswered points in the second half at Suncorp Stadium to claim a bonus-point 42-26 win, climbing to second in the Northern Hemisphere table behind Ireland.
- Jul 11
Japan flies reusable RV-X rocket for the first time, a 40-second hop that lands intact at Noshiro
The RV-X prototype lifted off, hovered, moved laterally, and landed at JAXA's Noshiro Testing Center on Saturday, placing Japan among the few nations to demonstrate rocket reuse technology.
- Jul 10
SK Hynix raises $26.5B in record foreign IPO, CEO warns memory shortage will last past 2030
The South Korean memory giant debuted on the Nasdaq on July 10, raising $26.5 billion and opening 14% above its offer price. CEO Kwak Noh-jung warned that memory supply will fall short of demand through 2030, with 2027 set to be the worst year on record.
- Jul 9
El Niño forecast to rank among largest ever, with 81% chance of very strong peak by December
The U.S. Climate Prediction Center says the developing El Niño has an 81% chance of reaching 'very strong' status between October and December, potentially surpassing the devastating 1997–1998 event.
- Jul 9
Tamberi announces surprise return at Diamond League after 299 days
Italian high jump champion Gianmarco Tamberi will make a surprise return to competition at the Diamond League meeting in Monte Carlo on July 10, ending a 299-day absence.
- Jul 9
Woman arrested in Japan after allegedly sewing her roommate's lips shut with needle and thread
A 49-year-old woman was arrested near Tokyo after allegedly using a needle and thread to sew her 42-year-old roommate's lips shut. The victim escaped to a nearby shop and showed a note reading 'Help'.
- Jul 9
Gulf conflict escalation pushes oil past $82 and gas to 3-month high, European stocks hold steady
Renewed US-Iran hostilities and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent European gas to 51.5 euros per megawatt hour and Brent crude above $82 a barrel on 13 July 2026, while European equities posted modest gains and Asian chipmakers tumbled.
- Jul 8
Japan considers tweaking BOJ language in economic blueprint as 10-year JGB yield hits 29-year high
Japan's government is considering revising language in its annual economic blueprint to clarify it is not pressuring the Bank of Japan, while the 10-year JGB yield surged to a 29-year high of 2.865% amid a global bond selloff.
- Jul 8
Trump says Iran deal is 'over' as U.S. strikes 80 targets; oil jumps, stocks slide
U.S. forces struck over 80 targets in Iran and President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire memorandum 'over', sending oil prices up more than 5% and rattling global equity markets.
- Jul 7
Japan and China trade accusations after coast guard standoff near disputed Senkaku Islands
Japanese and Chinese coast guards traded accusations on Tuesday after a confrontation near the disputed Senkaku Islands, with each side claiming to have expelled the other's vessels from its territorial waters.
- Jul 6
China test-fires submarine-launched ballistic missile into Pacific, alarming US and allies
A Chinese nuclear-powered submarine launched a long-range ballistic missile into the Pacific on Monday, carrying a dummy warhead. The test, which Beijing called routine, triggered immediate condemnation from the United States, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands.
- Jul 5
China and Russia announce Joint Sea-2026 naval drills near Qingdao this month, followed by Pacific patrol
The Chinese defence ministry said Sunday that the two navies will conduct the annual Joint Sea-2026 exercise in the Yellow Sea, then a joint patrol in unspecified Pacific waters.
- Jul 2
Berrettini and Sonego join Sinner in Wimbledon third round, Grant exits
Matteo Berrettini and Lorenzo Sonego secured hard-fought victories to reach the third round at Wimbledon on Thursday, while 18-year-old Tyra Grant’s run ended in straight sets.
- Jul 1
Russia closes EU borders and imports fuel as Ukrainian drone strikes trigger nationwide shortages
Ukrainian drone attacks have knocked out up to half of Russia's refining capacity, forcing Moscow to import gasoline from India and Kazakhstan, close its EU borders, and impose nationwide fuel rationing.
- Jul 1
Osaka topples Sabalenka at Wimbledon; world No.1 says she wants to 'get drunk and forget tennis'
Naomi Osaka produced a commanding performance to defeat world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 7-6(2) in the Wimbledon fourth round, reaching the quarter-finals for the first time and leaving the women's draw without its top three seeds.
