Motoring groups have warned drivers not to expect a significant drop in costs soon.

The new bill will make it easier for provincial governments to allow mining projects in glacier regions.

The 42-year-old gold miner was standing in waist-high water when rescuers found him in a flooded tunnel.

The 42-year-old gold miner was standing in waist-high water when rescuers found him in a flooded tunnel.

One of the biggest mysteries in publishing is solved, as The Housemaid writer reveals her real name.

As temperatures rise, concerns about body odor return, drawing attention to a lesser-known scientific field that examines the invisible gases emitted from human skin, with Tokai University professor Yoshika Sekine leading research that could even help detect disease and stress levels. (News On Japan)

Mizuho Bank announced on April 9th that it will raise its long-term prime rate, a benchmark for corporate lending, by 0.2 percentage points to 3% annually, reflecting the recent upward trend in interest rates, with the change set to take effect on April 10th. (News On Japan)

SoftBank has applied for a capital alliance with Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, according to sources familiar with the matter, following the utility’s call for external partnerships as part of its management restructuring plan. (News On Japan)

Japan’s House of Representatives Commission on the Constitution convened on April 9th for its first round of deliberations since the ruling party’s landslide victory in the February lower house election, with lawmakers beginning discussions on potential constitutional revisions. (News On Japan)

Japanese cosmetics brands are drawing renewed attention as global beauty standards, as a Tokyo-based experiential tour beginning on April 8th invites leading influencers from Europe and beyond to explore Japan’s distinctive skincare philosophy and cultural approach to beauty. (News On Japan)

Ben Roberts-Smith's case is not only unprecedented for Australia but "extraordinary" for the globe too, scholars say.

Nankai Electric Railway will begin operating a new sightseeing train connecting Namba and Koyasan on April 24th, with the full details unveiled to the media on April 9th. (News On Japan)

At least 182 people were killed and 890 others wounded, according to the Lebanese health ministry.

The four astronauts said they were returning to Earth with "so many more pictures, so many more stories".

The four astronauts said they were returning to Earth with "so many more pictures, so many more stories".

The BBC’s Science Editor Rebecca Morelle has spoken to the Artemis II crew ahead of their likely splashdown on Saturday.

US exhibition squad, the Harlem Globetrotters, met the pontiff in the Vatican, helping him to spin a basketball on the tip of his finger.

The US president says Nato "wasn't there when we needed them" during the Iran war.

The US president says Nato "wasn't there when we needed them" during the Iran war.

A legal order seeking the golfer's medications - including dosage and warnings about driving on pill bottles - will be issued later this month, court record shows.