A traditional New Year archery contest known as “Toshiya” is being held at the national treasure Sanjusangendo Temple in Kyoto, with 20-year-olds and other young participants competing to test their skills. (News On Japan)

The troops are an option should Donald Trump decide to use them to quell anti-ICE protests in the city, an official tells CBS News.

Heavy rain did not dampen a man's spirits as he decided to take a dive into a flooded Sydney golf course.

Three death row inmates have lost a lawsuit seeking to stop executions by hanging, after the Osaka District Court ruled that their claims could not be pursued through an administrative case and that the current method does not violate the Constitution. (News On Japan)

A logistics company based in Tosu, Saga Prefecture, a key transport hub in Kyushu, has developed a massive high-performance refrigerated warehouse in-house, using advanced technology to extend the freshness of vegetables and fruit and help farmers avoid the income squeeze known as “bumper crop poverty.” (News On Japan)

Damage to fences and other fixtures has been discovered at Kennin-ji Temple in Kyoto, with security camera footage capturing the incident in full. (News On Japan)

The 98m-tall Space Launch System moved at a top speed of 0.82 mph (1.3 km/h) over the 4-mile (6.5km) journey.

The US president's latest threats will baffle the leaders of allied nations, writes the BBC's economics editor.

Final preparations now get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

Final preparations now get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

"I love the love in Africa. The energy here is crazy," he says on his maiden tour of the continent.

Corsica is shaken by the shooting, which brings into stark relief one of the highest murder rates in France.

Corsica is shaken by the shooting, which brings into stark relief one of the highest murder rates in France.

Twenty-two years before the Swiss ski resort fire, Gina escaped a near-identical disaster. Would you know what to do if it happened to you?

The first year of Donald Trump's second term has had a profound effect on Canada, from its politics and economy to the way Canadians shop and travel.

Even the iPhone, long considered the preserve of the youth, has been recast as a tacky trademark of Young 40s.

The US president says several European allies opposed to his plans to buy Greenland will face 10% tariffs from February.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says some deaths were “inhuman” and “savage” but blames the US.

Yoweri Museveni has won a record seventh term in elections after promising that the fledgling oil sector will boost the economy.

A number of people have died in the Alps over the past week, as heavy snowfall has hit the region.