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Trump unharmed after shooting incident at White House correspondents' dinner
26 April 2026 @ 9:48 am
A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside a high-profile journalists' dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders on Saturday night,…
Trump cancels envoys' Pakistan trip, in blow to hopes for Iran war breakthrough
26 April 2026 @ 9:47 am
President Donald Trump canceled a trip by two U.S. envoys to Iran war mediator Pakistan on Saturday, dealing a new setback to peace prospects after Iran's foreign minister…
Japan outbound travel remains at 70% of pre-pandemic levels
26 April 2026 @ 7:35 am
Overseas travel from Japan has been recovering but remains at more than 70 percent of pre-pandemic levels amid a weak yen, a Kyodo News analysis of government data…
Man arrested over murder of woman in Tokyo in 2018
26 April 2026 @ 7:33 am
A 47-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 29-year-old woman in Tokyo’s Roppongi district in 2018.
Police said Nobuaki Takahashi, who had been on an…
Japan deploys 1,400 firefighters, SDF to battle raging wildfires in Iwate
26 April 2026 @ 7:30 am
Japan has deployed 1,400 firefighters and 100 Self-Defense Force personnel to battle mountain blazes in Iwate Prefecture, with the fires, now burning on Sunday for a fifth straight…
4 vying to be next U.N. chief try to set themselves apart as race heats up
26 April 2026 @ 6:37 am
Four candidates vying to lead the United Nations have spent hours being grilled about their views on issues from restoring global peace to ending escalating poverty — in…
Man arrested for assaulting girlfriend’s 5-year-old son
25 April 2026 @ 10:36 pm
Police in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, have arrested a 28-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of assaulting the 5-year-old son of his girlfriend.
According to police, Taiga Horiuchi is…
'Dragon Ball’s' Goku voice actress Masako Nozawa meets emperor and empress
25 April 2026 @ 9:23 pm
Every year in spring, the imperial family of Japan hosts a spring garden party on the grounds of the Akasaka Estate, an elegantly maintained green space in Tokyo’s Minato Ward. Our…
Buddhist priest arrested for using health insurance card he found on the street
25 April 2026 @ 9:21 pm
Buddhist priest Terukazu Hirokaga has been arrested after he was caught impersonating another man by using his health insurance during a hospital visit in Osaka to get treatment…
Japan considers strengthening protection of U.S. military facilities
25 April 2026 @ 9:20 pm
The Japanese government is considering proposing in upcoming negotiations that it shoulder costs to strengthen protection of U.S. military facilities as part of its host-nation support for U.S.…