Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on April 6th that Japan is making arrangements for separate high-level talks with Iran in response to the worsening situation in the Middle East, as a deadline for negotiations set by U.S. President Donald Trump approaches. (News On Japan)

Kyoto Governor Takatoshi Nishiwaki won a third term after defeating two first-time challengers in the prefectural election held on April 5th, securing more than half of the total votes cast with backing from the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito, the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Democratic Party for the People, and other centrist groups. (News On Japan)

A survey of industry participants indicates that rice prices are expected to decline over the next three months, reflecting a continued bearish outlook across the sector. (News On Japan)

How did a youth movement triumph in one country but fall so short in another?

The BBC's Orla Guerin travels to the edge of the critical waterway that Iran has put a stranglehold on.

The US president says he will destroy Iranian power plants and bridges if the vital waterway is not reopened.

The rescue could impact how Trump views a ground operation to take Kharg Island or to seize enriched uranium sites.

The operation to extract him from the ground in hostile territory was hugely complex and involved multiple US government agencies.