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Bondi gunmen were inspired by Islamic State, had travelled to Philippines, Australia police say
16 December 2025 @ 11:46 am
Two alleged gunmen who attacked a Hanukkah event at Sydney's Bondi Beach had travelled to the Philippines before the assault which killed 15 people and appeared to be…
Foreigners bought 3,498 properties near Japanese sensitive sites in FY2024: gov't
16 December 2025 @ 10:02 am
A total of 3,498 properties around critical security facilities and remote islands in Japan were purchased by foreign individuals or entities in fiscal 2024, with nearly half from…
Japan defense minister reiterates concern over China-Russia bomber flight
16 December 2025 @ 7:43 am
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Tuesday reiterated his concern about a joint bomber flight by China and Russia off the Shikoku region in western Japan a week…
'For all I know, she could be dead,' says son of Myanmar's Suu Kyi in Tokyo
16 December 2025 @ 7:42 am
With her health failing and an information vacuum around Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her son worries that he may not even know if she…
Journalist says security camera footage was 'essential' in rape case film
16 December 2025 @ 7:41 am
Japanese journalist Shiori Ito said Monday that security camera footage used in her Academy Award-nominated documentary film "Black Box Diaries" was "essential" for conveying her experience of sexual…
Japan's only two pandas to be sent back to China
16 December 2025 @ 7:41 am
Two pandas at a Tokyo zoo will be returned to China in January, the Tokyo government said on Monday, potentially leaving Japan without the beloved animals for the…
Japan lifts megaquake advisory but urges caution a week after magnitude 7.5 temblor
16 December 2025 @ 7:41 am
Japan lifted a megaquake advisory for the country's northeastern coast Tuesday, one week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off northern Japan that officials said had caused an…
37-year-old man arrested for stabbing father in Fukuoka
16 December 2025 @ 7:40 am
Police in Fukuoka have arrested a 37-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of attempted murder and violating the swords and firearms control law after he stabbed his father, who…
Trump condemned for saying filmmaker Reiner brought on his own murder
16 December 2025 @ 7:16 am
Donald Trump faced a storm of condemnation on Monday after posting "perverse" and "sick" remarks suggesting Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered because of the celebrated filmmaker's…
Trump says he is classifying fentanyl as 'weapon of mass destruction'
16 December 2025 @ 5:20 am
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he was classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, ramping up his administration's campaign against drug cartels in Latin America.
"No…