Tokyo police have arrested five teenagers, including a 17-year-old female high school student, for allegedly assaulting ...

On the Philippine island of Mindanao, a strong shaking occurred while a ceremony was taking place at an elementary schoo...

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Pepper spray accident leaves students feeling unwell at Japan school

More than a dozen students reported feeling unwell after pepper spray was accidentally discharged at a junior high schoo...

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Sagrada Familia's main tower finally completed

The central tower of Spain’s Sagrada Familia basilica has been completed ahead of a ceremony marking the 100th annivers...

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JR East to replace magnetic tickets with QR code type from spring of 2027

East Japan Railway said it will gradually phase out magnetic tickets for short-distance train rides starting in the spri...

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Bear captured north of Tokyo, but schools remain closed as another bear may be loose

Since June 6, multiple bear sightings have been reported in Utsunomiya, the capital of Tochigi Prefecture, north of Toky...

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Japan measles cases top 520, four times higher than a year ago

The number of measles cases confirmed in Japan this year has reached 523.Although the pace of increase has slowed somew...

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 Bear sightings shut schools as capture efforts intensify in Japan city

Authorities in Utsunomiya City are stepping up efforts to locate and capture a bear repeatedly spotted in residential ...

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Japan showcases new missile and drones at annual live-fire military drill

Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force held its annual Fuji Firepower Review, the country’s largest live-fire military exerc...

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Missing US tourist found dead in Kyoto mountains, police say no foul play suspected

Twenty-year-old American James “Weston” Higginbotham went missing in Kyoto in late May when he was visiting the ancient ...

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