A hotel construction plan in the rural wasabi-growing area of Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture, has sparked strong opposition from local residents who fear it will damage the landscape and threaten the region’s iconic wasabi fields. (News On Japan)

The activists were detained when Israeli forces intercepted boats trying to breach its naval blockade of Gaza to deliver aid.

Brazil's government said the two "reminisced about the good chemistry" they had at the UN in New York.

Brazil's government said the two "reminisced about the good chemistry" they had at the UN in New York.

The president's unpopularity means those who associate themselves with him risk a beating at France's 2027 election, writes the BBC's Hugh Schofield.

The talks are expected to be among the most consequential since the start of the war two years ago.

A lawyer attacks India's Chief Justice BR Gavai, apparently over remarks he made about Hinduism.

Local police say they have found and killed the bear believed responsible for the rare fatal attack and it will undergo a necropsy.

The skydiver fell after becoming separated from his student and safety equipment.

Tarique Rahman, tipped to be the next PM, tells BBC Bangla he is planning to return to fight landmark elections.

Tarique Rahman, tipped to be the next PM, tells BBC Bangla he is planning to return to fight landmark elections.

A former NYT opinion editor-turned media start-up owner Bari Weiss has been named as the next boss of CBS News after the TV channel was bought by Paramount

The British socialite is serving a 20-year prison sentence on sex -trafficking charges related to former boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein.

This is the second group to arrive in the southern Africa state following a deal with the US government.

Ali Kushayb led the Janjaweed, a group whose campaign of terror led to hundreds and thousands of deaths.

Reskilling, the process of acquiring new skills to adapt to social and technological changes -- often referred to as “relearning” -- is attracting growing interest among Japan’s older population. (News On Japan)

Zines — short for “magazines” — are small, handmade booklets that allow individuals to express themselves freely without going through traditional publishers. Unlike commercial magazines, zines are self-funded and created entirely by individuals. Across Japan, zine fairs are drawing large crowds and fueling a quiet but powerful publishing trend. (News On Japan)

A tearful Kusama Richard Keita of the idol group Aぇ! Group was released from the Mita Police Station in Tokyo on October 6th around 2 p.m., wearing a black suit and bowing deeply as he apologized. With his voice trembling, he said, “I sincerely apologize for the trouble I have caused,” lowering his head for about ten seconds. (News On Japan)

Osaka University’s Shimon Sakaguchi, a specially appointed professor, has been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his groundbreaking work in immunology. Sakaguchi is best known for discovering “regulatory T cells,” a type of immune cell that suppresses excessive immune responses, a finding that has had far-reaching implications in medical science. (News On Japan)

Negotiators from Israel and Hamas are heading to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to start indirect talks about ending the Israel-Gaza war.