Kmart and Target issued a recall for the products, which were found to have traces of asbestos in some samples.

Toyooka City in Hyogo Prefecture has begun a trial pedestrian zone in the Kinosaki Onsen district to create a safer environment for tourists strolling through the hot spring town. (News On Japan)

Kyoto Sangyo University has suspended access to its athletics grounds after a report of an animal resembling a bear was made near the facility in Kyoto City. (News On Japan)

A company employee was arrested on November 3rd in Kashiwara City, Osaka Prefecture, after allegedly setting fire to his car on the Nishi-Meihan Expressway, where police later discovered the burned body of a man believed to have been in his 50s or 60s, prompting investigators to consider the possibility of murder in addition to arson. (News On Japan)

A group of eight individuals, including Chinese national and company executive Yang Xiaodong, has been arrested on suspicion of selling gold bars with counterfeit stamps from a major precious metals company and passing them off as genuine, generating what investigators believe was roughly 9.5 billion yen in sales. (News On Japan)

Saitama, which drew attention after placing last in the latest prefectural attractiveness rankings, is in fact home to an unexpectedly large number of people dedicated to promoting the prefecture — so many that residents often joke about it. (News On Japan)

Japan aims to achieve carbon neutrality by reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050, and in this context, municipalities and companies across the country are accelerating the use of green hydrogen, which is increasingly viewed as the key to realizing a decarbonized society. (News On Japan)

The star and her mother physically subdued a man who broke into her home with a weapon, according to South Korean media.

The star and her mother physically subdued a man who broke into her home with a weapon, according to South Korean media.

The car was taking part in the race in New South Wales when it drove through a fence and hit the grandstand, police said.

The protests came weeks after Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan, was killed.

With the funding deal due to expire at the end of January, Americans are saving up to cope with no income again.

The Libyan Red Crescent says two boats carrying nearly 100 migrants attempting to reach Europe capsized.

The Libyan Red Crescent says two boats carrying nearly 100 migrants attempting to reach Europe capsized.

The car was taking part in the race in New South Wales when it drove through a fence and hit the grandstand, police said.

Marina's mother was held against her will in a convent in 1960s Spain under Franco's regime.

India's air quality framework hasn't been comprehensively revised since 2009 and needs an update, say experts.

The protest comes weeks after the murder of Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan.

The agreement comes amid a period of growing geopolitical tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

State-owned energy firms will be fully audited and new management brought in, the Ukrainian PM says.