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Divers have recovered the wreckage of a missing military helicopter, along with the bodies of five of the 10 people on board, off the coast of Japan. The UH60 helicopter, known as a Black Hawk, vanished from radar screens near the Miyako island last Thursday. It was surveying the local area at the time it ...

The Group of Seven rich nations have agreed to speed up the development of renewable energy and accelerate the phasing out of unabated fossil fuels by 2050, the group said in a communique released on ... ( read original story ...)

Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven wealthy nations have vowed to work to hasten the shift toward cleaner, renewable energy, but set no timetable for phasing out coal-fired power pl ... ( read original story ...)

Eleven people were injured when a wooden festival cart was overturned in the streets of Sakai City in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. ( read original story ...)

Top diplomats from Europe and North America were arriving Sunday in this hot spring resort town to discuss the world's most intractable crises, including ways to end Russia's war in Ukraine, confront China's aggression toward Taiwan and lure North Korea back to nuclear disarmament talks. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed Saturday after someone threw an explosive device in his direction while he was campaigning at a fishing port in western Japan, officials said. ( read original story ...)

Referring to key partners on the planned scheme, Joji Kokuyro, managing director of Japan-based industry consultancy Bay City Ventures Ltd, stated: “There is still the need for Osaka and the MGM [Resorts International]/Orix [Corp] consortium to sign their final agreement, ( read original story ...)

Man detained after what looked like a smoke bomb was thrown at Fumio Kishida just before speech ( read original story ...)

Nishimura Yasutoshi, Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Environment Minister Akihiro Nishimura and other delegates attend the opening session of G7 Ministers? Meeting on Climate, Energy ... ( read original story ...)

Ghostwire: Tokyo made dual hand-sign casting a wonderful FPS gimmick, and Immortals of Aveum is right to take it for a high-fantasy spin. ( read original story ...)

In our Ghostwire: Tokyo review, Matthew Castle was especially fond of mundane areas. He said, "it's actually when the game leaves the more iconic landmarks that it got under my skin, pushing into ... ( read original story ...)

Think of Tokyo as a warren of concealed gems, where you can drink at an artisanal bar tucked up in a small office or apartment building or taste exquisite sushi in a basement at the end of a dark ... ( read original story ...)

In this week’s roundup, the Japanese low-cost airline Zipair plans to introduce San Francisco International-Tokyo Narita flights in early June; a French carrier adds more SFO-Paris flights this summer ... ( read original story ...)

One video showed a shield being used around Mr Kishida the moment the young man was pinned to the ground. But there are also uneasy parallels being made between what happened today in a port in Wakayama in western Japan and what happened last year in the Western city of Nara when Mr Abe was ...

The government approved plans for a $8.1 billion resort, which will house the country's first casino. The complex is set to open on an island in Osaka in 2029. ( read original story ...)

A prolific solo artist and composer who worked with musicians from Bowie to Madonna, Sakamoto refused to stay within the confines of one genre ( read original story ...)