Schools, businesses and public transport are all struggling with the surge in Russian air attacks.

Schools, businesses and public transport are all struggling with the surge in Russian air attacks.

A 58-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a home in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on September 4, injuring an 81-year-old woman, as police investigate whether he was involved in six suspicious fires reported in the area over about two weeks. (News On Japan)

Omar al-Bayoumi has always denied being an extremist and a Saudi spy.

Japanese homebuyers are facing growing uncertainty as mortgage costs rise alongside a sharp increase in interest rates, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year government bond briefly topping 3% last week for the first time in about 30 years. (News On Japan)

Anak Krakatau, which lies about 150km from the capital Jakarta, began erupting late on Friday.

Anak Krakatau, which lies about 150km from the capital Jakarta, began erupting late on Friday.

Video footage from Miami shows an Amazon Air cargo plane overshoot the runway while attempting to land.

The footage and other evidence the FBI failed to share undermine Omar al-Bayoumi's 25 years of denials.

The footage and other evidence the FBI failed to share undermine Omar al-Bayoumi's 25 years of denials.

The BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler sees the far-right win in Saxony-Anhalt state ringing alarm bells for the EU and traditional parties.

The BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler sees the far-right win in Saxony-Anhalt state ringing alarm bells for the EU and traditional parties.

Firms like Meta, Google and TikTok should face "substantial" penalties if they don't give the option, minister says.

It comes as Beijing is aiming to reshape its economy in the face of a number of challenges.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is accelerating preparations for a Cabinet reshuffle that could take place as early as next week, considering ministerial posts for senior Liberal Democratic Party officials while weighing the treatment of Internal Affairs Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and a new Cabinet member from the Japan Innovation Party. (News On Japan)

Japan's foreign exchange reserves fell by a record amount in August, reflecting the impact of currency market intervention by the government and the Bank of Japan at the end of July, the Finance Ministry said on September 7. (News On Japan)

Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka resigned on September 7 after the city assembly unanimously approved his request to step down over allegations of workplace power harassment, setting the stage for a mayoral election in October. (News On Japan)

A woman in her 60s died after her car was submerged in a flooded underpass in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, as record rainfall caused widespread flooding, landslides and transport disruption across Kanto and surrounding areas on September 7, with authorities warning that further rain was expected during the evening commute. (News On Japan)

Three people died and two others were injured in a suspected arson and stabbing at a cake shop in Motosu, Gifu Prefecture, where the 66-year-old female owner had gathered with nine former junior high school classmates on September 5, with police investigating whether a 70-year-old company executive who was apparently not invited to the gathering was involved. (News On Japan)

Five people are dead and five seriously injured after a Boeing 767-300 cargo plane "overran" the runway and caught fire, officials say.