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Man arrested in connection with body found buried in Tone River basin
4 May 2026 @ 7:18 am
Gunma prefectural police are questioning a 50-year-old man in connection with the disappearance of a 59-year-old man whose body was found buried in the Tone River basin in…
Bodies of Okayama couple in their 80s found dead in apparent murder-suicide
4 May 2026 @ 7:17 am
Police in Okayama City said Sunday that an 89-year-old man and his 84-year-old wife who were found dead in their house on May 1, died in an apparent…
78-year-old man goes missing while gathering vegetables in mountains in Yamagata
4 May 2026 @ 7:16 am
Police and firefighters on Monday were searching for a 78-year-old man who went missing Sunday in Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture, while gathering wild vegetables.
According to police, the…
1st major renovation planned for Japan's 90-year-old Diet building
4 May 2026 @ 7:15 am
Japan's iconic legislative building in the heart of the capital is set to undergo its first major renovation since being built 90 years ago, amid concerns over its…
Latecomer Japan eyes slice of rising global defense spending
4 May 2026 @ 7:15 am
Long-pacifist Japan has shed its self-imposed ban on lethal weaponry exports, gunning for a prominent place in the global defense trade -- a challenging feat that analysts say…
Japan and Australia agree to deepen cooperation on energy, defense and critical minerals
4 May 2026 @ 7:15 am
The prime ministers of Japan and Australia agreed to deepen cooperation in a wide arrange of areas including energy security, defense and critical minerals as the Iran war…
Shooting at lake near Oklahoma City injures at least 12
4 May 2026 @ 6:23 am
A shooting Sunday night at a party at a lake near Oklahoma City sent least 12 people to hospitals, according to police and hospital officials.
Edmond police spokesperson…
Rubio to travel to Vatican, newspapers report
4 May 2026 @ 5:24 am
ROME, May 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to the Vatican for meetings this week, two Italian newspapers reported on Sunday, weeks after…
Australia begins hearings into Bondi Beach attack and rising antisemitism
4 May 2026 @ 5:10 am
Australia began public hearings on Monday into the Bondi Beach mass shooting in December, part of a wide-ranging national inquiry with witnesses set to give evidence on their…
Kyiv hits Russian oil sites as eight killed in both countries
4 May 2026 @ 4:52 am
Ukraine said Sunday it had hit several Russian ships -- a cruise missile carrier and three shadow fleet tankers -- as both sides fired hundreds of drones in…