TOKYO, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Japan's government has decided to convene an extraordinary session of parliament on Oct. 21, selecting the date for a session widely expected to include a vote to pick the ...

Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister on Tuesday, ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expresses condolences to the families of deceased Self-Defense Forces personnel at a ceremony on Oct. 11, 2025. (Pool Photo)(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Outgoing Prime ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday attended a memorial service for members of the Self-Defense Forces who died while on duty, vowing to protect people's lives. "The SDF is the biggest pillar of ...

A rumor that circulated online in October 2025 claimed an image showed a vandalized Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway sign in Lake County, Florida. According to a oft-shared image, the photo showed black ...

An image authentically shows a vandalized Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway sign in Lake County, Florida. Rating: Fake (About this rating?) A rumor that circulated online in October 2025 claimed an image ...

Bollywood star Kajol wished makeup maestro Mickey Contractor a happy birthday, recalling him doing her makeup at 15 and her daughter Nysa's at 14. She praised him for elevating the makeup profession ...

Forest bathing emerged in Japan in the 1980s as a physiological and psychological exercise called shinrin-yoku, meaning “forest bathing” or “taking in the forest atmosphere.” Now this type of walking ...

Komeito, frustrated with the Liberal Democratic Party’s opposition to reforms on funding, said it will withdraw from the ruling coalition, severing a quarter-century relationship and throwing the ...