Insurgents say it was caused by explosives being used for mining close to the Chinese border.

So far, five men have been freed from the narrow, flooded cave but efforts are ongoing to locate two more.

Heart of the Country” is the story of Shinichi Yasutomo, the extraordinary principal of a rural elementary school in Kanayama, central Hokkaido, Northern Japan. Yasutomo is a man driven by his vision for learning and his passion for educating the heart as well as the mind. (TRNGL)

SoftBank Group announced on May 31st that it will build a data center in France dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI), with total investment potentially reaching approximately 14 trillion yen. (News On Japan)

A driver was left in critical condition after being thrown from his vehicle and struck by a following car in an accident on the outbound lanes of the Tohoku Expressway in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, on May 31st. (News On Japan)

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi strongly rejected accusations that Japan is embracing "new militarism," describing such claims as false while delivering a speech at a major regional security conference in Singapore on May 31st. (News On Japan)

The Israeli military says everyone south of the Zahrani river should leave, after it captured the strategic Beaufort Castle.

Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar's kidnapping highlights continuing security challenges facing parts of the country.