An attacker stabs the leader of South Korea’s opposition party during a press event. And a plane with nearly 400 people on board catches fire while landing in Japan. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. Political leader in South Korea stabbed on livestream The leader of South Korea’s…

Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has officially lifted a two-year operational ban on Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (TEPCO) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant. The decision comes after the plant, with an impressive capacity of 8,212 megawatts, had been offline since the 2011 Fukushima disaster necessitated the shutdown of all nuclear power plants in Japan. TEPCO now…

Japan is selling the United States Patriot missiles because Ukraine needs more of them. Japan is expected to send several dozen Patriot interceptors to the U.S. The sale helps backfill a depleted supply and gives Washington some breathing room while it tries to help Ukraine strengthen its air defenses. “This holds significant meaning in terms…

In the wake of the deadly crash off the coast of Japan last week and calls from Japan’s military to halt all Osprey flights, the U.S. military has grounded its entire fleet of hybrid aircraft. The announcement on Wednesday, Dec. 6, comes just a week after eight U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command service members…

A U.S. military aircraft crashes near Japan with six people on board killing at least one. And, former President Jimmy Carter makes a rare appearance to honor his late wife. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. U.S. military osprey aircraft with 6 aboard crashes in ocean near Japan…

Simone Biles and the U.S. women’s gymnastics team achieved an impressive seventh consecutive world title at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Biles is now the most decorated gymnast in U.S. history, and the American women’s team has maintained their unbeaten streak in world team titles since 2011. Despite their remarkable achievements, controversy surrounds the…

Following a system failure that forced Toyota to suspend production at all of its 14 Japan assembly plants, the company announced operations would resume Wednesday, Aug. 30. Twelve of the plants will get back to work Wednesday morning, with the other two resuming production in the afternoon. In a statement, Toyota described the system failure…

According to North Korea’s state news agency KCNA, about 120,000 North Koreans participated in mass rallies to mark the 73rd anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War. The war began June 25, 1950. The rallies featured strong anti-U.S. sentiments from the North Korean people, who shouted slogans vowing a “war of revenge” to destroy…