A string of so-called “honey trap” cases is drawing attention across Japan as schemes once limited to extortion have become increasingly violent, involving physical assaults and life-threatening intimidation. (News On Japan)

A-listers including Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr and Jack Whitehall have faced a backlash over the event.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda indicated that the pace of Japan’s economic growth is expected to temporarily slow due to the effects of tariffs, while predicting that growth will pick up again as overseas economies recover. Speaking in Osaka on October 4th at a meeting with the Kansai business community, Ueda stressed that monetary policy would be guided by overall economic and price conditions. (News On Japan)

Sakai City will begin operating sightseeing hot-air balloons on October 4th, offering aerial views of the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The balloons will take off and land at Daisen Park, with a maximum capacity of 30 passengers. (News On Japan)

Tokiwair, a Niigata-based airline, is planning to produce lightweight sport aircraft (LSA), a category of small propeller planes, in collaboration with factories in the Tsubame-Sanjo area of Niigata Prefecture. (News On Japan)

The BBC has been speaking to retirees who want the firm selling the cruise to stop advertising and refund their deposits.

Flights were suspended at 21:30 local time, with around 6,500 passengers affected.

A rift has emerged between the victim at the centre of the largest rape trial in French history and her eldest children.

A rift has emerged between Gisèle Pelicot - the victim at the centre of the largest rape trial in French history - and her eldest children

There is still a huge amount of detail to be worked through around how a ceasefire could be implemented.

Two separate funding proposals failed on Friday as mass lay-offs and sweeping cuts loom over the government.

Two separate funding proposals failed on Friday as mass lay-offs and sweeping cuts loom over the government.

Pro-Palestinian marches gripped Italy's cities on Friday, defying the right-wing government of Giorgia Meloni.

Pro-Palestinian marches gripped Italy's cities on Friday, defying the right-wing government of Giorgia Meloni.

It was a more subdued message from three months ago when Combs told his family he was "coming home".

It was a more subdued message from three months ago when Combs told his family he was "coming home".

The Office of Management and Budget boss may not be a household name, but he's a key figure in Washington's shutdown.

The Office of Management and Budget boss may not be a household name, but he's a key figure in Washington's shutdown.

The use of controversial shark nets was about to be scaled back in Sydney when a surfer was killed.

The space probe had launched from the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in New Mexico before it was blown off course.