Yuzuru Hanyu, a two-time Winter Olympic champion, announced on Tuesday that he would quit competitive figure skating and become pro. At a news conference held in a Tokyo hotel, Hanyu, 27, declared with a smile, “I will continue my career as a professional athlete.” At the press conference headlined “Decision announcement,” Hanyu was dressed in a suit. In his opening …

This week, a nine-judge court rejected an attempt to overturn the country’s narcotics law so that it might be used for medicinal purposes, reports the Jakarta Globe. Civil society organizations backed by three moms of cerebral palsy children filed a judicial review in 2020 of the country’s draconian drugs law, arguing for the use of medicinal marijuana to treat symptoms. …

It was reported that a couple went missing after supposedly failing to deliver the luxury watches and bags that they had promised, and that arrest warrants had been issued for both of them, according to police on July 20. Tradenation and Tradeluxury have been the subject of at least 180 complaints to police since June. According to the complainants, the …

Since its maiden flight on Tuesday, South Korea has become one of only a handful of countries that have produced and flown a sophisticated supersonic fighter. According to South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), the prototype jet flew a 33-minute roundtrip flight from an air force base in the southern city of Sacheon. “Everything went smoothly, so I flew …

According to a statement made by the environmental organization Greenpeace on Wednesday, China gave its approval to the building of 8.63 gigawatts (GW) of coal power in the first quarter of this year, which is about half the amount that is expected to be seen in the entirety of 2021. In an effort to bring its climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions, …

The sinking of a ferry off the coast of an Indonesian island due to stormy weather resulted in the rescue of a large number of passengers, but according to a search and rescue officer who spoke on Tuesday, 13 people are still missing after the unfortunate incident. The sinking of the ferry resulted in a large number of passengers being …

An outbreak of COVID-19 in North Korea is “finally defusing,” according to a state news agency statement on Monday, July 18, while Asian neighbors are dealing with a new wave of illnesses caused by Omicron subvariants. As of late April, the North claimed 99.98 percent of its 4.77 million fever sufferers had recovered, but it hasn’t disclosed any data on …

During a visit to Indonesia on Tuesday, the President of Timor-Leste, Jose Ramos-Horta, made the announcement that his country’s long-standing bid for membership in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be finalized the following year. He expressed his hope that this would lead to an increase in the amount of trade that occurs between his country and Indonesia. …

Three people are still unaccounted for after a gas explosion following a partial building collapse in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Tuesday morning. A full investigation into the incident is still ongoing. Nevertheless, it appears to speak to the deterioration of infrastructure following over three decades of fast economic expansion. As a result, people’s standard of life …

The suspect in the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe earlier this month has had his imprisonment extended by a Japanese court for an additional ten days, pending the filing of official charges. The assassination of Japan’s most influential leader, Abe, in the western city of Nara on July 8 shocked a nation famed for rigorous gun control and …