The New Start treaty has limited the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads for both countries.

The project would have built on the ruins of the defence ministry bombed by Nato back in 1999.

Prosecutors claimed that Routh, 59, remained "totally unrepentant" for the incident in Florida.

Shops and homes were torched in an attack on two villages in the western state of Kwara, a lawmaker says.

Supporters have questioned whether the 25-year-old, who identifies as non-binary, could receive a fair trial in Hungary.

Supporters have questioned whether the 25-year-old, who identifies as non-binary, could receive a fair trial in Hungary.

At a daycare center in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, where the proportion of foreign residents is particularly high, more than 30% of enrolled children hold foreign nationality, and foreign staff have become an indispensable part of daily operations, even as the question of how Japan should accept foreign residents has emerged as one of the key issues in the Lower House election. (News On Japan)

Oigawa Railway, where around half of its entire line has remained out of service for more than three years due to typhoon damage, is pressing ahead with a long and difficult recovery plan toward full reopening in the spring of 2029, as its president—known as a “local railway revival specialist”—makes a painful but strategic decision to prioritize commercially viable steam locomotives while keeping a small margin for dreams. (News On Japan)

Japanese startup ALE announced on February 4 that it will conduct its third demonstration experiment to generate artificial shooting stars in 2028, positioning the project as a step toward eventual commercialization rather than a one-off spectacle. (News On Japan)

Hokkaido’s signature winter event, the Sapporo Snow Festival, opened on February 4th across three venues in Sapporo, including Odori Park in the city’s central district, featuring more than 200 large-scale snow and ice sculptures that will be on display through February 11th as the festival marks its 76th edition. (News On Japan)

High-resolution 3D images created from aerial photographs taken after the Great East Japan Earthquake have revealed how large-scale fires spread in the aftermath of the tsunami, showing that in Yamada Town, Iwate Prefecture, debris left behind by the waves covered wide areas of the town and rendered roads ineffective as natural firebreaks, allowing flames to expand unchecked. (News On Japan)

The teenager allegedly took a knife from his kitchen with the plan to attack the 60-year-old, the prosecutor says.

During the election period, the spread of videos containing false information has emerged as a growing problem, with an Islamic religious facility in Osaka becoming the target of misleading footage that circulated widely online, prompting confusion and concern among those involved. (News On Japan)

Copper prices, which have been climbing partly due to the weaker yen, are now behind a growing wave of thefts across Japan, with criminals targeting everything from agricultural facilities to the roofs of remote mountain shrines. (News On Japan)

A man has been arrested on suspicion of deliberately crashing his bicycle into a woman from behind on a dark street in December 2025, injuring her before grabbing and touching her multiple times, with police saying the suspect apologized briefly before fleeing the scene. (News On Japan)

Marius Borg Høiby gives evidence after the first woman he is alleged to have raped told the court she believed she had been drugged.

The New Start treaty has limited the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads for both countries.

The surprise move may threaten the stability of the coalition government of which the DA is a key partner.

Hospitals say several children were among those killed in strikes that Israel's military says it launched after a gun attack on its troops.

Greek officials were quick to blame smugglers, but experience tells us to be wary of instant and unequivocal explanations.