An Inazawa city councilor in Aichi Prefecture known for his trademark pink mohawk has been arrested on suspicion of extortion and assault after allegedly beating a man and demanding money at a restaurant in November 2025. (News On Japan)

The arrival of pollen season has once again begun to affect large parts of Japan, but new research aimed at preventing cedar pollen from dispersing is raising hopes that the future could bring relief for millions of sufferers, with scientists working on a method to wither only the male flowers of cedar trees and stop pollen at its source. (News On Japan)

February 10, marked in Japan as Left-Handed Goods Day through a play on the numbers “0,” “2,” and “10,” has drawn renewed attention to the daily inconveniences faced by left-handed people (News On Japan)

Nineteen monks have walked single file from Texas to Washington DC, silently advocating for more peace in the US.

JR Tokai has decided to begin construction on the Yamanashi Prefecture station for the Linear Chuo Shinkansen on March 11, marking the start of work on the only station along the Tokyo–Nagoya section where construction had yet to begin. (News On Japan)

The 57-year-old performed at Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz Beckham's wedding reception in 2022.

Republican Thomas Massie and Democrat Ro Khanna say the DOJ is not complying with their transparency law.

While the performance carried a message of unity for Latinos in general, the artist sang for the island we are both from, writes BBC Mundo's Ronald Ávila.

Nairobi says it has shut down illegal recruiters and will urge Moscow to sign a deal banning conscription.

The French president warns of growing threats from China, Russia and now the US, saying Europe faces a "wake-up call".

The French president warns of growing threats from China, Russia and now the US, saying Europe faces a "wake-up call".

Videos from the rally appear to show officers punching protesters and dragging praying men away.

Our Ask Me Anything team explain how Olympic ice is made for Milan-Cortina.

The oil giant also says it is suspending its share buyback programme ahead of the arrival of its new boss.

Opinion is divided on whether Manipur's new chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh can bring calm to the state.

The tech giants are under scrutiny over social media addiction in a landmark jury trial in Los Angeles

Wasserman's flirtatious emails to Ghislaine Maxwell were revealed in the Epstein files.

Wasserman has been criticised after his flirtatious emails to Ghislaine Maxwell were revealed in the Epstein files.

The author's erotic novel featured an 18-year-old protagonist who role-played as a toddler.

The landmark decision said "legitimate intimate relationships" must not be "legally invisible".