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1 dead, 26 injured as bus runs into expressway guardrail in Fukushima
6 May 2026 @ 10:19 am
A bus crashed into a guardrail on an expressway in Fukushima Prefecture on Wednesday, killing a teenager and injuring 26 other passengers, local police and rescuers said.
The…
Hantavirus strain capable of human transmission found in cruise ship passengers
6 May 2026 @ 10:15 am
The cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak and which is stuck of the coast of Cape Verde with nearly 150 people on board was…
Bodies of woman, her 2 children found in house in Nagano Prefecture
6 May 2026 @ 7:18 am
The bodies of a 50-year-old woman, her 13-year-old daughter and her 10-year-old son were found in their house in Achi village, Nagano Prefecture, on Tuesday.
According to police,…
46-year-old woman arrested for allegedly killing 6-year-old son in Sapporo
6 May 2026 @ 7:10 am
Police in Sapporo, Hokkaido, have arrested a 46-year-old woman on suspicion of killing her six-year-old son.
Police said Yukimine Kamii, a part-time worker, is accused of strangling her…
Foreign tourist needs ambulance to pick him up at Mount Fuji after hiking closed trail
6 May 2026 @ 7:10 am
After a relatively cool spring, the weather in Japan has begun heating up, with a few days this week even hitting early-summer temperatures for the afternoon high. However,…
Trump pauses effort to escort ships in Strait of Hormuz, citing talks progress
6 May 2026 @ 5:37 am
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would briefly pause an operation to help escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, citing progress toward a comprehensive agreement…
Australia says Islamic State-linked citizens in Syria camp plan to return home
6 May 2026 @ 5:00 am
Australia said on Wednesday that 13 members of Australian families in Syria linked to the extremist group Islamic State plan to travel home, but will receive no government…
Russian attacks kill 25 in Ukraine hours before deadline for ceasefire proposed by Kyiv
6 May 2026 @ 4:09 am
Russian attacks on cities in eastern Ukraine killed at least 25 people on Tuesday, including 12 in one of the worst strikes so far this year, hours before…
Infantino defends World Cup ticket prices
6 May 2026 @ 4:00 am
FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Tuesday defended World Cup ticket prices, insisting that soccer's global governing body was obliged to take advantage of U.S. laws that allow tickets…
Trump again assails Pope Leo, potentially complicating Rubio's visit to the Vatican this week
6 May 2026 @ 3:03 am
President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of Pope Leo XIV, potentially complicating a fence-mending visit that Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to make this week to…