Head of Tokyo Olympics again says games will not be canceled

The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday was again forced to assure the world that the postponed games will open in just over ... Japanese public. Polls show as many as 80 percent in Japan oppose ... Read More

Will Tokyo Olympics Become Covid-19 Coronavirus Superspreader Event?

That’s because over 15,000 athletes and delegates from over 200 countries around the world ... 80% of all these deaths had occurred in 2021. Moreover, only about a quarter of the Japanese ... Read More

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Read the latest national and world news, including stories from Newsday's reporters in Washington, D.C. Young brother and sister dead, several hurt when vehicle crashes into Michigan birthday ... Read More

Japanese yen suddenly jumps against dollar

The Japanese yen jumped against the dollar on Friday, with traders on high alert for signs of intervention by Japan's monetary authorities to support the currency. Read More

57% oppose scrapping Japan's health insurance cards for My Number cards: Mainichi poll

The ratio of respondents opposed to the health insurance card plan was 57%, as against the 31% who supported it. Twelve percent ... landlines. (Japanese original by Daisuke Nohara, Poll Office) ... Read More

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The U.S. Senate approved a package that includes $26 billion in aid for Israel and for civilians in conflict zones, including Gaza, over objections from some Democrats opposed to Israel’s ... Read More

Japan’s Kishida Struggles in Polls Ahead of Special Elections

A high-profile trip to meet Joe Biden in Washington failed to provide a substantial poll boost for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, fueling doubts over whether his ruling party can eke out a ... Read More

Over 80 percent of four-star retirees are employed in defense industry

More than 80 percent of four-star officers ... The Defense Department accounted for some 60 percent of all federal government contracts in 2021, according to Warren’s report. Read More

Most Americans oppose Israel’s war in Gaza, poll finds

American and Israeli citizens gather in front of the U.S. Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv on March 8 to demand that the United States stop arming Israel. (Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images) Most ... Read More

Poll: 57% oppose dumping water into ocean from Fukushima plant

Fifty-seven percent of respondents to a poll in Fukushima Prefecture say they oppose the government's plan ... Asked if the promise will be kept, 80 percent of the respondents said they did ... Read More

Poll: Most Americans oppose defunding Planned Parenthood

As antiabortion activists expect President Trump to move forward on his promise to defund Planned Parenthood, a new poll out Friday suggests that 62 percent of Americans oppose cutting off ... Read More

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WORLD’S BIGGEST VOTE: A rare published opinion poll last year found that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was viewed favorably by nearly 80 percent of the public ... Read More