A 10-ton hoko float was pulled through central Kyoto on July 12 in a trial run ahead of the Yamahoko Junko procession during the Gion Festival's early parade. (News On Japan)

A growing number of young doctors in Japan are moving directly into cosmetic medicine after obtaining a medical license and completing their initial clinical training, raising concern that the trend may be worsening staff shortages in insurance-covered medical care. (News On Japan)

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Police say there was an exchange of gunfire between two individuals at the festival, and two firearms had been recovered from the scene.

Police have urged the public to stay away from the area.

Tabassum Khan has been facing online abuse after convicting 14 Hindu men in a lynching case.

A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex will go on sale in New York with a pre-sale value of $30m.

A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex will go on sale in New York with a pre-sale value of $30m.

Children often inherit their father's first name as a surname, but traditions are changing and causing upset.

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Warsaw and Kyiv have for decades been at loggerheads over the killings of many thousands of civilians during World War Two.

The five-year-old elephant seal attracted global attention during his recent time ashore in southern Tasmania.