
Senior member of the Japan Alliance for LGBT Legislation, Natsuo Hayashi, third left, along with other LGBTQ activist groups' leaders, speaks to the media, holding copies of their Pride 7 communique, in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, April 21, 2023. The LGBTQ activist groups handed their first communique to a minister of awareness promotion, demanding Japan enact anti-discrimination law and legalize same-sex marriage to raise their human rights conditions to the international standard and line with six other Group of Seven countries ahead of the G-7 summit Japan hosts in May. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
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Military parade celebrates Army’s 250th
Cheers and chants rang out Saturday from a crowd of thousands as soldiers manned modern and historic tanks and aircraft for the Army’s 250th anniversary celebration in the District.



Ovi scores goal 890, Caps lose to Sabres 8-5
Alexander Ovechkin scored goal number 890, but the Washington Capitals fell short, losing to the visiting Buffalo Sabres Sunday afternoon 8-5 at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., March 30, 2025 (Photos for the Washington Times.)

Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
A handful of retired Marines – all in the late 90s or over 100 — joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Japan’s Prime Minister Takeru Ishida on Saturday to mark the anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II in the Pacific that ended 80 years ago this week.






