The Bank of Japan decided on December 19th to raise its policy interest rate to 0.75%, a move expected to have a significant impact on daily life through higher mortgage and deposit rates. (News On Japan)

The deals would end years of efforts by Washington to force ByteDance to sell its US operations.

The five cases in Madhya Pradesh state come weeks after a similar incident was reported in Jharkhand state.

Ukrainian had wanted the EU to use €200 billion of frozen Russian assets but Belgium opposed the move.

Hundreds paddle out at Bondi beach to commemorate the shooting victims from Sunday's attack.

It is the largest scheme since the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, which prompted massive gun law reform.

It is the largest scheme since the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, which prompted massive gun law reform.

The deal would end years of efforts by Washington to force ByteDance to sell its US operations.

There are no official statistics surrounding suicide among Ukrainian soldiers, but they are thought to count in the hundreds.

Officials confirmed Greg Biffle, his wife and two children were among those who boarded the small plane that crashed at a regional airport in North Carolina.

The 58-year-old from Chicago will replace Cardinal Timothy Dolan to lead New York's 2.5 million Catholics.

Sunali Khatun was pregnant when she was deported to Bangladesh for allegedly being an illegal immigrant.

Investigators are also searching for a car they believe was rented by the suspect in the shooting that killed two students and injured nine.

Experts say Lee Jae Myung's bid to insure hair loss treatment is a "strategic gesture targeting young male voters".

The 58-year-old from Chicago will replace Cardinal Timothy Dolan to lead New York's 2.5 million Catholics.

A prolonged weak yen and rising prices are pushing up the cost of everything, from daily necessities to seasonal treats, prompting Japan’s central bank—often described as the nation’s “guardian of prices”—to step in. The Bank of Japan is trying to curb the weak yen and inflation through interest rate hikes, but doubts remain over whether that alone will be enough. (News On Japan)

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced that it will increase subsidies for environmentally friendly vehicles such as electric vehicles by 400,000 yen. Under a revision to the clean energy vehicle promotion subsidy program, the ministry said it will raise the maximum subsidy for EVs by 400,000 yen to a ceiling of 1.3 million yen. (News On Japan)

As the year-end travel season approaches, a growing problem involving airline tickets has begun to surface, drawing attention from major carriers. Last week, Japan Airlines posted a warning on X stating, "Japan Airlines prohibits the transfer or resale of airline tickets to third parties." The airline said prohibited acts such as ticket resales and transfers are spreading across social media platforms. (News On Japan)

Finland’s prime minister has apologized to Japan, China and South Korea after photographs posted by Finnish lawmakers featuring a so-called “slant-eye” gesture were widely criticized as discriminatory toward Asians. (News On Japan)

Prosecutors have sought a life sentence for Tetsuya Yamagami in the trial over the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with debate now focusing on how the defendant’s upbringing and alleged religious abuse should influence sentencing in a lay judge trial. (News On Japan)