Nearly three decades after the 1997 Kobe serial child murders shocked Japan, Mamoru Hase, whose 11-year-old son Jun was killed by the then 14-year-old perpetrator known as “Boy A,” has decided to bring an end to his long involvement with the offender over compensation and accountability. (News On Japan)

Rising tensions surrounding the closure of the Strait of Hormuz are beginning to ripple through Japan’s economy, with higher energy costs and shortages of petroleum-based materials threatening to accelerate inflation just as the country heads into another extremely hot summer. (News On Japan)

The blast in Shanxi province constitutes the country's worst mining disaster in 16 years.

Officials say a suspect approached a checkpoint near the building and opened fire, and that a bystander was wounded.

Tehran also signals progress on talks but says the key issue of nuclear weapons is not part of an initial framework it is working on.

Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are major importers of used garments from the West and China.

The first ever Enhanced Games are taking place this weekend in Las Vegas, with big names, big money and much controversy.

An amendment to Japan's Civil Code looks set to allow shared parenting for the first time.

Eighteen people were killed and 42 others injured in the strike on the town in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.

Eighteen people were killed and 42 others injured in the strike on the town in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.

Sunil Puniya was on his first sea job when a missile struck the oil tanker Skylight at the start of the Iran war.

Sunil Puniya was on his first sea job when a missile struck the oil tanker Skylight at the start of the Iran war.

Thousands have been evacuated as officials warn a tank containing about 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate could explode.

They are thought to have caught the virus before the outbreak was identified, the Red Cross says.

Tehran also signals progress on talks but says the key issue of nuclear weapons is not part of an initial framework it is working on.

The driver died aged 41 on Thursday after "overwhelming complications" from the illnesses.

The driver died aged 41 on Thursday after "overwhelming complications" from the illnesses.

They are thought to have caught the virus before the outbreak was identified, the Red Cross says.

A string of bear sightings and suspected attacks in western Tokyo is prompting urgent action from local authorities, with schools in Hachioji preparing students for possible encounters and concerns mounting that animals once associated with remote mountain regions are moving deeper into populated areas. (News On Japan)

Four-time Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost was injured when a masked gang raided his home near Geneva, Swiss media reports.