Wildfires have scorched southern Europe and new research suggests climate change played a major role.

Wildfires have scorched southern Europe and new research suggests climate change played a major role.

In today’s fast-paced society, more and more people, especially younger generations, are struggling with anxiety, isolation, and a growing sense of disconnection. In Japan, gaman and honne vs tatemae speak to the psychological reality many face between inner emotion and outer expression. (News On Japan)

Ahead of Disaster Preparedness Day on September 1, NTT West opened to reporters an underground cable-tunnel network in Osaka that supports the city’s communications infrastructure. At its deepest point the tunnels run 40 meters below ground and house about 10 million fiber-optic lines and 6 million telephone lines. (News On Japan)

Two children were killed when an attacker opened fire through the windows of the city's Annunciation Church.

Lawyers for Dr Susan Monarez say she is being targeted for refusing "to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives".

Lawyers for Dr Susan Monarez say she is being targeted for refusing "to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives".

New drone video shows rescuers rushing to the small plane off the coast of North Carolina and extracting the pilot in less than 30 seconds.

The prosecution is seeking an eight-year prison sentence for a father accused of sexually assaulting his daughter, who was unable to resist. (News On Japan)

The talks come as Israel prepares to seize Gaza City as a step towards full control of the territory.

India has banned online betting but the industry says the move will hurt and not help consumers.

Japan’s consumer-electronics leaders, long associated with engineering prowess, face a radically altered global landscape. Once-defining products—Sharp’s all-transistor calculators and wall-mounted TVs, Sony’s Walkman, Panasonic’s image-stabilized camcorders and keep-warm rice cookers—are now symbols of a past era as companies pivot and rivals surge. (News On Japan)

Gun-wielding drivers, extortion and breakdowns, as couple flee new front line in Sudan's conflict.

A dreadlocked man with a muscular build has been arrested and indicted on charges tied to special fraud after allegedly posing as a police officer. (News On Japan)

Trump says crimes in the capital "are down like we wouldn't believe" following his crackdown.

Police first thought there had only been one rape, because the women's stories were so similar.

Police first thought there had only been one rape, because the women's stories were so similar.

Last month it emerged that the details of almost 19,000 people who had applied to move to the UK were leaked.

Palestinian journalists give the BBC first-hand accounts of the hardship and dangers they face while reporting on the war.

France, Germany and Poland leaders travel to state to back EU accession plan weeks before key election.