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Hundreds of thousands without power on Kyushu after winds of 140km/h and heavy rain hit the region ... ( read original story ...)

The second powerful typhoon to slam Japan in a week damaged buildings, caused blackouts in nearly half a million homes and injured 20 people on southern Japanese islands before heading to South Korea ... ( read original story ...)

A Filipino crew member of Gulf Livestock 1, a cargo ship carrying livestock and dozens of crew that went missing after issuing a distress signal due to Typhoon Maysak, ... ( read original story ...)

Powerful Typhoon Haishen approached South Korea on Monday after slamming southern Japan with record winds and heavy rains that prompted evacuation warnings for millions. On Monday morning, initial ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea hunkered down for the arrival of Typhoon Haishen on Monday, after the powerful storm battered Japan's southern islands but appeared to pass through without major damage or casualties. ( read original story ...)

Dozens of people across Japan have stepped forward to confess to child pornography purchases and sales following an investigation into a supposedly secure overseas adult video website, sources said. ( read original story ...)

With many questions unanswered and scandals mounting, we investigate just how badly British athletes are faring ahead of the Tokyo games. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO • To pull off the first postponed Olympics in modern history, the Tokyo 2020 organisers have said they will strip out much of the spectacle that typically characterises the event.. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)

As Yoshihide Suga, the frontrunner to replace Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, contemplated his candidacy, he met a business leader to discuss what policies to focus on. “I want to continue ... ( read original story ...)

Typhoon Haishen battered Japan's southern mainland on Sunday with powerful winds and drenching rain, cutting power to tens of thousands of homes and prompting authorities to call for people to ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 11:15 a.m. The U.S. Open reaches its midpoint today under a sunny sky with temperatures topping ... ( read original story ...)

The authorities warned of record-breaking winds and rainfall from Typhoon Haishen, which has already brought down power lines and disrupted travel in the region. ( read original story ...)

World News Typhoon hits Japan with power outages. Posted . Typhoon Haishen drew closer to Japan's southern mainland on Sunday, cutting power and prompting authorities to recommend ... ( read original story ...)

A Tokyo man has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a 9-year-old schoolgirl he met through an online game and confining her f ... ( read original story ...)

Kanagawa Prefectural Police have arrested a 38-year-old man over the alleged abduction of a 9-year-old girl in Yokohama City last week ... ( read original story ...)

China protests in inner Mongolia have been ongoing since a new policy aiming to push Mandarin language education over ethnic minority groups ... ( read original story ...)