Amid rusting oil pumps and rigs, once affluent Venezuelan oil towns place their hope in US investment.

Arashiyama, one of Kyoto’s most popular tourist destinations, is seeing parts of its surrounding residential areas increasingly bought up by foreign buyers, with land near the Togetsukyo Bridge changing hands for sums far beyond what local residents can afford. (News On Japan)

The former PM may be silenced but he's far from the only one under pressure as the military stifles dissent.

The Ming family ran scam compounds along the Chinese border with Myanmar in Shan state.

Israel has previously cast doubt on figures from the Hamas-run health ministry, which the UN considers reliable.

The US fought IS with the Kurds for years. Now, Donald Trump is siding with Syria's new leader.

Canon announced a change in its top management, with President Fujio Mitarai set to relinquish the presidency for the third time. Mitarai, currently 90, will move into the role of chairman and chief executive officer while handing day-to-day management to Vice President Ogawa, who will assume the post of president and chief operating officer. (News On Japan)

Russia has not confirmed it agreed to Trump's request, but Ukraine's president said he expected Vladimir Putin's promise to be kept.

Gold prices have hit a historic milestone, topping 30,000 yen per gram for the first time, with the surge spilling over into silver and other precious metals and creating unexpected strains across a wide range of industries. (News On Japan)

Tom Homan said the immigration operation would be more "targeted", as the Trump administration works to calm frustrations both in the city and on Capitol Hill

Israel has previously cast doubt on figures from the Hamas-run health ministry, which the UN considers reliable.

Dubbed "the great potato rescue", it is part of a plan to save the spuds from going to waste.

Dubbed "the great potato rescue", it is part of a plan to save the spuds from going to waste.

No reason has been given but the decision follows a huge fall-out between South Africa and the US.

No reason has been given but the decision follows a huge fall-out between South Africa and the US.

China’s tightening grip on rare earth exports is emerging as a fresh pressure point for Japan, with manufacturers warning that shipments have slowed to a trickle and analysts estimating that a yearlong disruption could erase years of the country’s already thin growth. (News On Japan)

In his first international interview, Sasha Troufanov tells the BBC how he thought he would die in captivity after he was taken hostage on 7 October 2023.

In his first international interview, Sasha Troufanov tells the BBC how he thought he would die in captivity after he was taken hostage on 7 October 2023.

Toyota Motor Corp. said on January 29th that its global vehicle sales in 2025 reached a record high, marking the sixth consecutive year the automaker has ranked first worldwide, supported by strong demand for hybrid vehicles in North America. (News On Japan)

The proposed bill would enshrine in law the end of so-called "conjugal rights" – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex.