A photo exhibition documenting the devastation caused by the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake and subsequent heavy rain disasters is being held in Osaka. (News On Japan)

Japan's GX Promotion Organization has invested about 3 billion yen in two startups developing nuclear fusion and plastic recycling technologies, with combined public and private investment expected to reach around 20 billion yen as the government seeks to accelerate the commercialization of advanced decarbonization technologies. (News On Japan)

Suzuki has unveiled a prototype of its first kei-class electric vehicle, the e SKY, which is scheduled to go on sale during the current fiscal year with a driving range of 310 kilometers, among the longest offered by a domestically produced kei EV. (News On Japan)

Air travel in Okinawa is beginning to be disrupted by the approach of Typhoon No. 18, with All Nippon Airways canceling 119 flights and more than 20,000 passengers expected to be affected. (News On Japan)

The nearly complete remains of a person believed to have been a Japanese military officer killed in the Battle of Okinawa were discovered in Nishihara, Okinawa Prefecture, on August 22. (News On Japan)

Following the fare revision, a labor union representing taxi drivers in the prefecture and other groups held a news conference calling for the proportion of operating revenue paid to drivers to be raised from its current level to at least 60%. (News On Japan)

Canada's PM said he was "reluctantly" announcing retaliatory tariffs and accused the US of starting a trade war.

A mound of rubbish at a major waste site buried several homes in the capital, the government says.

A government minister says people have been taking risks by going into the water, with 301 deaths since 19 June.

The president took a ceremonial lap of the track before the race, which is the culmination of a summer of events to mark the country's 250th birthday.

In the town of Gary, where a third of residents live in poverty, people say they have been living in "survival mode".

In the town of Gary, where a third of residents live in poverty, people say they have been living in "survival mode".

A government minister says people have been taking risks by going into the water, with 301 deaths since 19 June.

Around 1,500 competitors from across Japan gathered in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, for the National Goldfish Scooping Championship, testing their skills in three-minute contests to determine the country's best goldfish scoopers. (News On Japan)

Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha breaks the men's half marathon world record in a time of 56 minutes 51 seconds in a World Athletics road race in Buenos Aires.

Mykhailo Fedorov has also called for wartime elections to be held in Ukraine.

Representatives met in Switzerland to work out next steps to resolve the conflict.

Representatives met in Switzerland to work out next steps to resolve the conflict.

The final film in the folk horror trilogy brings closure to the saga as well as its creator's family after more than 50 years.

The second-edition of the five-day competition kicked off in Beijing, China, on Saturday.