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3 women in their 20s found dead in Sapporo apartment in apparent joint suicide
10 June 2026 @ 7:35 am
The bodies of three women in their 20s were found in an apartment in Sapporo on Tuesday in what police believe was a joint suicide.
Police said that…
Ruling party OKs bill outlawing Japanese flag desecration
10 June 2026 @ 7:34 am
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party approved on Tuesday a proposed bill that would outlaw desecration of Japan's national flag, targeting passage in the Diet session through mid-July.
The…
SDF member arrested for fracturing 2-month-old daughter's arm; says she interrupted his nap
10 June 2026 @ 7:34 am
Police in Takashima, Shiga Prefecture, have arrested a 27-year-old Self-Defense Force member on suspicion of assaulting his two-month-old daughter by fracturing her arm.
According to police, the incident…
Japan enacts revised law to give digital textbooks formal status
10 June 2026 @ 7:34 am
Japanese parliament on Wednesday enacted a revised law to introduce digital textbooks as formal teaching materials at schools, with the education ministry eyeing implementation from the 2030 academic…
Salt: Integral ingredient of sumo wrestling
10 June 2026 @ 7:33 am
Paris will be the setting on the weekend for one of Japan's oldest martial art forms, sumo wrestling, but an unheralded star of the major two-day tournament will…
Japan, Malaysia leaders agree to boost energy, maritime security cooperation
10 June 2026 @ 7:33 am
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim agreed Wednesday to deepen energy security cooperation including on liquefied natural gas supplies, as Japan seeks to…
Multiple attackers kill 12 people and wound 9 in mass shooting in Johannesburg
10 June 2026 @ 6:39 am
Multiple attackers killed 12 people and wounded at least nine others in a late-night mass shooting in the South African city of Johannesburg, police said Wednesday.
Police believe…
Staal shines as Carolina beats Vegas 5-3 to level Stanley Cup Final at 2-2
10 June 2026 @ 5:16 am
Jordan Staal scored two goals, including the game winner, as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 on Tuesday to pull level in the Stanley Cup…
Xi says he and Kim agreed to safeguard regional and global peace
10 June 2026 @ 5:00 am
Chinese President Xi Jinping said he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reached an "important consensus" and agreed to safeguard regional and global peace, in a message…
Anti-immigrant protests flare up across Belfast after knife attack
10 June 2026 @ 4:39 am
Hundreds of anti-immigrant protesters took to the streets of Belfast on Tuesday, with some setting vehicles alight, after police charged a Sudanese man over a knife attack that…