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26-year-old man arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving resulting in deaths of mother, son
10 March 2026 @ 10:20 am
Police in Toyama City have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of dangerous driving resulting in the death of a 38-year-old woman and her 14-year-old son.
Police said…
White supremacist content grips teens plotting attacks in Southeast Asia
10 March 2026 @ 7:50 am
When police detained an Indonesian teenager accused of bombing his high-school campus in Jakarta in November, he had a life-size toy rifle inscribed with "welcome to hell" and…
Trump, Putin talk of war and peace as U.S. weighs easing Russian oil sanctions
10 March 2026 @ 7:47 am
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed on Monday the war in Iran and prospects for peace in Ukraine, just hours after the Kremlin chief…
Asian shares surge, echoing rally on Wall Street as oil prices sink back to about $90
10 March 2026 @ 7:37 am
Asian shares rebounded Tuesday from their sharp declines a day before as global investors wagered that the war with Iran may not last too long.
But the gains fell far…
Japanese gov't eyes steps to mitigate rising utility bills
10 March 2026 @ 7:34 am
The Japanese government is considering steps to mitigate rising gasoline prices and utility bills amid the Middle East conflict following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi…
Two people fall while climbing Mount Fuji
10 March 2026 @ 7:33 am
Two people fell Monday while climbing Mount Fuji, which is still closed to the public.
According to police, a friend of one of the climbers called 110…
U.S. allies and rivals in Asia gauge fallout from war in Middle East
10 March 2026 @ 7:33 am
As war spreads across the Middle East, U.S. rivals and allies in Asia are preparing for the consequences, which include possible economic shock and long-term security threats.
Here's…
15 years after Fukushima meltdown, an innkeeper makes radiation surveys to revitalize her hometown
10 March 2026 @ 7:33 am
Fifteen years after the 2011 nuclear disaster, color-coded radiation maps hang on the wall of Futabaya Ryokan, the family-run inn Tomoko Kobayashi operates in her near-deserted hometown in…
Iran fires drones toward Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
10 March 2026 @ 7:31 am
Iranian fired drones towards Saudi Arabia and Kuwait early Tuesday as the war in the Middle East shows no sign of abating.
The Saudi Defense Ministry said it…
Trump says Vance was 'philosophically' different on Iran while downplaying split
10 March 2026 @ 7:31 am
President Donald Trump said his vice president, JD Vance, was “philosophically a little bit different than me” at the outset of the war in Iran even as he…