The foreign minister says the "distressed" Ghanaians registered with the embassy in Pretoria to be evacuated.

The Osaka High Court upheld the acquittal on May 12th of Hiroshi Nakata, the 67-year-old head of the Yamaken-gumi faction, who had been charged with shooting and seriously injuring a member of a rival crime syndicate in Kobe in 2019. (News On Japan)

Despite a prolonged downturn in the publishing industry, a bookbinding machine manufacturer based near Lake Biwa has continued to expand globally by adapting to a major shift in the way books are produced. (News On Japan)

A popular geological attraction in Toyooka known for its distinctive volcanic rock formations has reopened after being temporarily closed following a large-scale rock collapse. (News On Japan)

The impact of Japan’s growing naphtha shortage is spreading across a widening range of industries, raising concerns about manufacturing, logistics, and even daily consumer life. (News On Japan)

A new experiment aimed at the future of transportation began on May 12th at JR Shin-Osaka Station, where a dedicated taxi pickup area exclusively for the ride-hailing app GO has been introduced. (News On Japan)

That pricetag is nearly seven times higher than Trump's initial estimate, found an independent budget office.

That pricetag is nearly seven times higher than Trump's initial estimate, found an independent budget office.

Collins shared late last year that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.

Collins shared late last year that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.

The man smashed into a car and stole luggage containing hard drives with the singer's tracks.

The yield on Japan’s benchmark newly issued 10-year government bond rose to 2.60% in the Tokyo bond market on May 13th, marking its highest level in approximately 29 years since June 1997. (News On Japan)

Police have arrested a couple in their 40s and their son in his 20s for allegedly confining a teenage girl inside a locked closet at their Tokyo home under the guise of discipline. (News On Japan)

Air India faces a leadership vacuum and mounting financial losses as it struggles to recover from the crash.

Air India faces a leadership vacuum and mounting financial losses as it struggles to recover from the crash.

The “ink shock” caused by tensions in the Middle East is beginning to spread across Japan’s food packaging industry, prompting manufacturers to simplify designs and reduce ink usage as concerns grow over naphtha supplies and rising printing costs. (News On Japan)

Beijing is arguably the most powerful competitor the US has confronted in its history, one analyst says.

Beijing is arguably the most powerful competitor the US has confronted in its history, one analyst says.

Beijing is arguably the most powerful competitor the US has confronted in its history, one analyst says.

Japan has approved the application of public health insurance to a regenerative medicine product using iPS cells to treat Parkinson’s disease, marking the world’s first practical use of iPS cell-based regenerative medicine. (News On Japan)