"As time went by, the cars got buried," said a driver. "I was really scared." Japan's Self-Defense Forces distributed food, blankets and fuel to the stranded, and worked with shovels to free vehicles. ( read original story ...)
Japan councillor ‘crushed’ after alleging assault
A former local councillor in Japan has spoken out against perceived sexism, after she was voted out of office in a town referendum after making sexual assault allegations against the mayor.Shoko Arai ... ( read original story ...)
Up to 7 feet of snow slams Japan, stranding 1,000 motorists
While parts of the Northeast U.S. were getting buried by more than three feet (or around a meter) of snow earlier this week, the high terrain of Japan dealt with about twice that much. Extreme ... ( read original story ...)
Sesame Street debuts Rohingya muppets in new Bangladesh early education program
Sesame Street has created new Rohingya muppets. The muppets, twins named Noor and Aziz, are a part of Sesame Street's new early education program for refugee children in a Bangladesh Rohingya refugee ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan Charges India Is Planning Cross-border Military Attack
Pakistan charged Friday that its archrival India was plotting to stage a cross-border military assault against the Islamic nation, warning such an attempt would destabilize the region with ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan’s coronavirus taskforce chief tests positive for Covid-19
Asad Umar, the chief of the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC), Pakistan's Covid-19 monitoring body, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, he tweeted on Friday.Just got my covid ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan Border Fencing Disrupts Local Trade in Chaman
Pakistan’s border fence with Afghanistan marks a major milestone in Islamabad’s efforts to improve security along its western border, but some Pakistani traders say they are concerned the project will ... ( read original story ...)
Modi offers talks to end India protests against farm reforms
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday defended India's biggest farm reforms in decades but offered to "very humbly" hold further talks with farmers protesting against the laws they fear would erode ... ( read original story ...)
Zoom Executive Accused of Disrupting Calls at China’s Behest
U.S. prosecutors have charged a company executive based in China with conspiring to terminate online meetings about the Tiananmen Square massacre. ( read original story ...)
China rethinks the Jack Ma model
The often outspoken Jack Ma, Alibaba’s founder, recently paid a high price for another public jab at regulators. Days after Mr Ma likened traditional banks to pawnshops and labelled the existing ... ( read original story ...)