On January 7th, the Japan Nuclear Regulatory Authority decided to temporarily suspend consideration of restarting the Hamaoka ...

A strong earthquake shook the country's west, but no major ­damage or life-threatening injuries were reported.

Maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait has become an international consensus, and it serves the vital interests ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his 2026 New Year message stated, “We can collectively recreate a country far better ...

US President Donald Trump during a phone call on Friday invited Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to visit the US this year, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, in what would be the ...

Emperor Naruhito and his family waved to a crowd of flag-waving New Year's well-wishers gathered at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

As rumors about ghost sightings at the official residence of the Japanese Prime Minister resurfaced, Sanae Takaichi, the recently relocated Prime ...

Hundreds of newly released cabinet papers reveal the inner workings of the Howard government in the mid-noughties with ...

The Vernon Vipers are still on the hunt for their first win of 2026. After a 7–5 loss to the Salmon Arm Silverbacks on Friday, Jan. 2, Vernon returned... The South Okanagan Women in Need Society is ...

When unusual illnesses strike a village, it's often teachers who notice students falling sick in clusters. When livestock die unexpectedly, community health volunteers hear about it first.

Today in History for Jan. 2: ...

Japan’s Japan Meteorological Agency says there is no tsunami risk, but warns that earthquakes up to upper-5 intensity could ...