In mid-November, Their Majesties attended a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of Japan’s Overseas Cooperation Volunteers, a program that has sent some 58,000 participants to 99 developing countries since its launch in 1965 to support economic and social development. The first assignments were in Laos, then part of Southeast Asia’s emerging development frontier, where five volunteers were selected for dispatch. (News On Japan)

The latest “Jalan Popular Hot Spring Destinations 2026” ranking, based on responses from more than 12,000 members of the travel site Jalan, has named Gunma Prefecture’s Kusatsu Onsen as the top hot spring area people most want to revisit, marking its third consecutive year at No. 1, with Hakone Onsen in Kanagawa coming in third and Beppu Onsenkyo in Oita second. (News On Japan)

Messi's India tour had a chaotic start after angry fans in Kolkata damaged a stadium after failing to catch a glimpse of him.

Chile has become the latest country in the region to elect a right-wing president.

While US officials talked up progress in Berlin, there was little detail on how the issue of Ukraine's sovereignty would be resolved.

The discussions are centred around the peace plan presented by Kyiv to the US last week.

At least 70 homes have been inundated in Safi's old city centre, officials say.

At least 70 homes have been inundated in Safi's old city centre, officials say.

The 78-year-old UK citizen was convicted of lobbying foreign governments to impose sanctions on HK and China.

Messi's India tour had a chaotic start after angry fans in Kolkata damaged a stadium after failing to catch a glimpse of him.

The Japanese government is preparing to end support for new large-scale solar power projects starting in fiscal 2027, as policymakers move to revise the framework used to promote renewable energy in the years following the Fukushima Daiichi accident. (News On Japan)

Many are asking why more wasn't done to prevent the shootings after a spate of antisemitism-related offences.

The 78-year-old UK citizen was convicted of lobbying foreign governments to impose sanctions on HK and China.

Authorities say two rabbis, a Holocaust survivor and a 10-year-old girl were among the victims.

He directed classic films including The Princess Bride, This is Spinal Tap and When Harry Met Sally.

Two people died and nine others were injured in the incident in Rhode Island on Saturday.

A woman attending a live performance and a male event staff member for HKT48 were stabbed by a man wielding what appeared to be a knife at a commercial complex in Fukuoka City on the evening of December 14th, with police confirming that both victims sustained injuries that were not life-threatening as officers later began questioning a man in his thirties believed to have fled the scene immediately after the attack. (News On Japan)

As peace talks continue in Berlin, what - if anything - could potentially change Putin's mind? And could Europe do anything differently?

Lithuania has declared an emergency after the balloons started to cross the border.

Many believe Kast will be the most right-wing president since Augusto Pinochet, who oversaw a 17-year dictatorship in Chile from 1973.