Top Japanese lender MUFG Bank has won approval from Chinese authorities to conduct fund transfers out of the country for select clients in a way that reduces scrutiny by Beijing and slashes paperwork. (Nikkei)

Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida slid to the lowest level since he took office last October, with voters questioning his decision to hold a state funeral for former premier Shinzo Abe, public broadcaster NHK said on Monday. (brecorder.com)

The Moscow Exchange suspended trading in Japanese yen on Monday. (china.org.cn)

Japanese technology company SoftBank Group posted a USD 23.4 billion loss in the April-June quarter as the value of its investments sank amid global worries about inflation and interest rates. (dailyexcelsior.com)

Japan is one of the safest countries in the world. But even then it's not free from scams. We explore two of the worst. ( Abroad in Japan)

Heavy downpours will continue into Wednesday in the northern and northeastern regions of Japan due to a stationary rain front. (NHK)

The men - who are already serving life sentences for murder - are given additional federal sentences.

Olivia Newton-John, star of Grease and multi-platinum selling singer, dies aged 73, her Facebook page says.

Russia "temporarily" suspends nuclear warhead inspections under the New START treaty with the US.

The US's top diplomat is trying to curry favour amid growing influence from Russia and China.

Officials say Russia has been launching artillery attacks from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

The truth brings relief to Gazans, but the lack of a peace process means this is only temporary.

Brazilian tour guide Israel Mendes adopted Urú, a vulture, after finding him abandoned in a bin.

Amanda Todd took her own life weeks after posting a video in which she detailed her harassment online.

Weeks of baking heat have caused big problems for Europe's food producers and river traffic.

Footage shows meltwater flowing from the glaciers, which may be set for the highest mass losses in 60 years.

Russian weapons could be permanently degraded by tougher export controls in the West, a think tank says.

Roger E. Mosley starred opposite Tom Selleck in all eight seasons of the original Magnum P.I.

Many in Sanya had arrived hoping for relief from strict Covid-control measures in bigger cities.

António Guterres says inspectors must be given access to the site, after it was shelled at the weekend.