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21-year-old man arrested over attempted murder of father
29 December 2025 @ 7:34 am
Police in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 21-year-old vocational school student for allegedly stabbing his 58-year-old father, with whom he lives, in the head with a kitchen…
100 Japanese cars from 1980s-90s 'Rad Era' go on show at Toyota museum
29 December 2025 @ 7:33 am
Iconic Japanese cars from the 1980s and 1990s, many of which have cult followings at home and abroad, were driven through the grounds of the Toyota Automobile Museum…
35-year-old delivery man stabbed in Nagoya; suspect on the run
29 December 2025 @ 7:33 am
A 35-year-old delivery man was stabbed in Nagoya on Sunday night, police said, adding that the suspect is on the run.
According to police, the man had gotten…
2 cases of apparent mother-child murder-suicides reported in Osaka, Tochigi prefectures
29 December 2025 @ 7:33 am
Two cases of apparent mother-child murder-suicides were reported in Osaka and Tochigi prefectures on Sunday.
In one case, a 48-year-old woman and her 9-year-old daughter from Sakai City…
With high popularity, Takaichi to weigh timing for snap election
29 December 2025 @ 7:33 am
With her cabinet maintaining high popularity since its launch a few months ago, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to weigh the timing for dissolving the House…
China launches war games around Taiwan as island vows to defend democracy
29 December 2025 @ 7:32 am
China staged live-fire drills around Taiwan on Monday, deploying troops, warships, fighter jets and artillery for its "Justice Mission 2025" exercises, as the island scrambled soldiers and showcased…
South Korea's ex-first lady accused of taking over $200,000 in bribes
29 December 2025 @ 5:30 am
South Korea's former first lady was alleged by prosecutors Monday to have accepted lavish bribes totalling over $200,000, including fine art, jewelry and a handbag, as well as…
Bondi victims' families demand national probe into antisemitism
29 December 2025 @ 5:01 am
Families of the victims of Australia's Bondi beach mass shootings called Monday for a national inquiry into antisemitism and alleged failures in policing, intelligence and policy they blame…
U.S. and Ukraine 'a lot closer' on peace deal, Trump says after meeting with Zelenskyy
29 December 2025 @ 3:19 am
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were "getting a lot closer, maybe very close" to an agreement to end the…
Knife-wielding man arrested for robbing convenience store
29 December 2025 @ 1:11 am
Police in Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, have arrested a 31-year-old unemployed man with no fixed address on suspicion of threatening a convenience store clerk with a knife and…