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OSAKA--A man from Tokyo was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after he deliberately drove his car into a group of elementary school pupils here on May 1, police said. ( read original story ...)

Police have arrested a man on suspicion that he had attempted to kill schoolchildren by driving into them in western Japan. ( read original story ...)

Yuki Yazawa, an unemployed resident of Tokyo who was driving the vehicle, was arrested by the Osaka Prefectural Police on the spot on suspicion of attempted murder. ( read original story ...)

From Tokyo to Taipei to Manila, people across Asia marked May Day with marches and protests that spotlighted growing unease over U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies and fears of global economic ... ( read original story ...)

A body was found Thursday off the coast of Hokkaido, northern Japan, local police said, saying it belonged to a 54-year-old man who ... ( read original story ...)

Snake halts Japan’s bullet trains after getting tangled in power lines - The stricken reptile left crowds of passengers stranded for over an hour ... ( read original story ...)

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. announced that it has launched a new conveyor belt in its highly regarded FLAME GUARD series of flame-retardant conveyor belts. The new addition, the FLAME GUARD ECO, ... ( read original story ...)

The car was “zigzagging” as it hit the children, said a witness. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

A man was arrested in the Japanese city of Osaka on Thursday after allegedly ploughing his car into seven schoolchildren in a suspected deliberate attack, ... ( read original story ...)

The India and Brunei pavilions for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, opened Thursday, leaving Nepal as the only over ... ( read original story ...)

The pavillion features space exploration technologies and information technologies, areas in which the South Asian country has excelled. ( read original story ...)

A decision on Thursday by the Bank of Japan to maintain its current monetary policy triggered a fall in the Japanese currency against the dollar in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

Overseas, Alaska Airlines and British Airways (BA) are also making some changes. Alaska, which recently merged with Hawaiian, is introducing non-stop flights from Seattle to both Narita and Seoul – ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida beat Malaysia's Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan 21-18 18-21 21-18 in the women's doubles to take Japan to the top of Group C with a 3-2 victory at the ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese energy firm Jera Co. has pledged to contribute to stable power supply this summer by utilizing one of the world's largest p ... ( read original story ...)

Shouting “banzai!” or “live long,” thousands of people gathered in a Tokyo park on Thursday and marched through the streets to the banging of traditional drums, as Japan kicked off celebrations to ... ( read original story ...)