Japan will launch a new tax-free investment program for children in January 2027, allowing parents to invest up to 600,000 yen a year on behalf of children aged 17 or younger while permitting withdrawals from age 12 for expenses such as education and living costs. (News On Japan)

The ransomware group Qilin, accused of carrying out repeated cyberattacks against companies including Asahi Group Holdings, has warned that attacks targeting Japanese companies and government agencies could increase after a suspected core member was detained in Osaka and extradited to Germany. (News On Japan)

The US military suspended activities by all forces stationed in Okinawa for 48 hours from noon on October 7, an unusual measure following the arrest of a US Marine in connection with a robbery and murder case that has renewed scrutiny of crimes involving American service members. (News On Japan)

Japan's four largest beer makers were subjected to simultaneous compulsory searches on October 7 over suspicions they coordinated wholesale prices for beer and other alcoholic beverages, in a rare cartel investigation that could lead to criminal charges. (News On Japan)

Tokyo University of Science professor emeritus Kenzo Soai has been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry together with French chemist Henri B. Kagan for discoveries that transformed scientists' understanding of how chemical reactions can favor one of two mirror-image forms of a molecule. (News On Japan)

Tokyo stocks fell on October 7, with the Nikkei 225 closing at 70,036, down 648 points, as investors took profits in semiconductor and artificial intelligence-related shares after the index’s rapid climb above 70,000 earlier in the week. (News On Japan)

The BBC's Sarah Smith details the injuries sustained by the US death row inmate after two failed lethal injections, and what comes next.

A sharp increase in human activity is affecting the way the Himalayan monal lives and communicates, studies show.

A sharp increase in human activity is affecting the way the Himalayan monal lives and communicates, studies show.

Relatives are finding themselves with no compensation and facing an administrative nightmare.

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France amid a wave of protests by high-school pupils.

Pike, 50, continues to receive critical medical care while handcuffed in hospital, according to a statement from her lawyers on Tuesday.

The BBC speaks to experts about current US state sexual assault laws and why some believe changing them will help alleged victims.

Gavin Newsom called the remarks "deranged", but the White House said Trump was warning of the risk of a nuclear Iran.

David Rush, who also confessed to providing secrets to a foreign government, had revealed the existence of a "clandestine human source", prosecutors said.

David Rush, who also confessed to providing secrets to a foreign government, had revealed the existence of a "clandestine human source", prosecutors said.

The deal is expected to alter the entertainment and news industries but could it mean higher prices for consumers?

Crowds of mainly teenagers called for more resources for schools and an end to what they called police repression.

Crowds of mainly teenagers called for more resources for schools and an end to what they called police repression.

The order affecting two planned data centres follows concerns over forest clearance.