Chinese media report that roughly 40% of airline flights linking Japan and China will be suspended in January next year, as the impact of Beijing’s call to refrain from travel to Japan continues to weigh on demand. (News On Japan)

Japan’s Foreign Ministry announced it will move to cut the application fee for 10-year passports by 7,000 yen, bringing the cost down to around 9,000 yen, as it prepares for a revision of the Passport Act. (News On Japan)

Footage captures the moment rescuers discover a survivor in the wreckage of a plane crash that killed at least 5 people, with one person still missing.

Strong consumer spending helps the US economy grow at a faster rate than expected.

Strong consumer spending helps the US economy grow at a faster rate than expected.

The victims, including women and children, were ambushed on their way to a religious festival.

The victims, including women and children, were ambushed on their way to a religious festival.

Several regions are without power after missile and drone strikes targeted several cities.

People scrambled to safety as the ferry sank on the Mekong River, with a local woman and two children feared dead.

Those particularly affected are children and pregnant women - some going without food for days.

Those particularly affected are children and pregnant women - some going without food for days.

A bill passed by parliament expands temporary powers introduced during the Gaza war to shutter outlets seen as a security threat.

A bill passed by parliament expands temporary powers introduced during the Gaza war to shutter outlets seen as a security threat.

The US president also says the US intends to keep the tankers it has intercepted off the coast of Venezuela.

The US president also says the US intends to keep the tankers it has intercepted off the coast of Venezuela.

The Mexican Navy plane was transporting a child to the US on behalf of a charity which cares for burns victims.

The Mexican Navy plane was transporting a child to the US on behalf of a charity which cares for burns victims.

People scrambled to safety as the ferry sank on the Mekong River, with a local woman and two children feared dead.

The Christmas homecoming of Jack Hibbert, who was shot in the head and shoulder, is a "miracle", his family say.

The Christmas homecoming of Jack Hibbert, who was shot in the head and shoulder, is a "miracle", his family say.