2025年12月09日午前01時08分ごろ、青森県東方沖を震源とする最大震度1の地震が発生しました。...

The latest film in the Japanese "Demon Slayer" series, a global box office smash since its release in July, has been nominated for the best animated motion picture award at the U.S. Golden Globes competition, the event organizer said Monday. "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -- Infinity Castle" is among six films nominated in the category, including "KPop Demon Hunters," "Arco" and "Zootopia 2." The film is the latest adaptation of a popular Japanese manga of the same name, and the first of a trilogy. Aniplex, the distributor, said the movie has made over 100 billion yen ($643 million) in box-of...

It was in August 1945 — 80 years ago — that the U.S. military, on orders from Democratic President Harry Truman, detonated nuclear bombs over two Japanese cities: Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Countless wars have occurred since then, none of which involved the use of nuclear weapons. And U.S. Defense Department officials, from the Reagan Administration to the Obama Administration, have often used the word "deterrence" in reference to the United States' nuclear arsenal. Now, in late 2025, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach is using a different word in reference to nuclear weapons: "r...