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On This Day in History, June 10: Troy falls, Italy enters WWII, Jurassic Park premieres, Thatcher wins for 3rd time, FIFA World Cup opens and other key eventsOn This Day in History, June 10 witnessed events that ranged from the legendary destruction of Troy and the birth of Gothic architecture to...- Tropical storm Jangmi hits Southwestern Japan: Injures 9 in Japan, people urged to evacuate, leaves thousands without powerTyphoon Jangmi, a severe tropical storm, battered southwestern Japan on Tuesday. The storm cut off power to tens of thousands of homes, gro...
- A massive DNA discovery just rewrote everything we thought we knew about the Japanese peopleA groundbreaking DNA study has uncovered evidence of a third ancestral group contributing to Japan's population, originating from northeast...
- 7.4-magnitude quake off Indonesia kills one, tsunami warning liftedA major 7.4-magnitude quake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia on Thursday, killing at least one person, causing waves of up to 75 c...
- April 1 in world history: From modern April fools’ tradition to most significant battles of WWIIApril 1st marks significant historical events, including the 1945 Battle of Okinawa and the 1976 founding of Apple Computer. It's also know...
- 2 dead after 2 boats capsize off US base construction site in JapanTragedy struck off Henoko, Okinawa, as two boats carrying students capsized. Twenty-one people were in the water. Rescuers saved everyone, ...
- Chinese J-15s lock radar on Japanese F-15s; Japan PM vows response as fighter jets of the two countries face offJapan's Prime Minister vowed a resolute response after Chinese fighter jets allegedly locked fire-control radar onto Japanese F-15s twice o...
- This Indian region just topped American Express Travel's list of 'trending destinations' in 2026American Express Travel unveiled its 2026 Trending Destinations, highlighting ten locations with significant interest from 2025 bookings an...
- Main airport in Japan's Okinawa suspends flights after tsunami alertFlights suspended at Okinawa Airport following Taiwan earthquake tsunami alert. Naha Airport operations stopped, Ishigaki Airport unaffecte...
- One dead, over 50 injured after powerful earthquake jolts Taiwan1 dead, 50 injured in Taiwan's 7.2-magnitude quake. Tsunami alerts downgraded. Philippines issues warning. Boat safety urged. Flights diver...
- Habushu, Japan's exotic snake whiskey captivates palates globallyHabushu, a captivating snake-infused whiskey from Japan's Okinawa islands, is making a splash in the global beverage scene. This unconventi...
- Japan scrambles jet to monitor Chinese military drone near TaiwanJapan's defence ministry said on Monday it scrambled a fighter jet to monitor a Chinese BZK-005 military drone spotted flying between Japan...
- A powerful typhoon pounds Japan's Okinawa injuring people while making its way toward mainland ChinaA powerful typhoon slammed Okinawa and other islands in southwestern Japan Wednesday with high winds injuring more than 20 people as it mov...
- US wants to deploy missile-armed Marines along Japan's Okinawa islands: ReportsThe U.S. has already told Japan about the reorganisation, which it will announce after a two-plus-two meeting in Washington on Wednesday be...
- Most powerful storm of 2022 is moving at a speed of 250 km/hourThe typhoon has picked the gusts speed of up to 252 kilometres per hour, and is moving west at a speed of 30 kilometres per hour. The super...
- Japan to develop longer-range anti-ship missiles as China pressure mountsThe missiles would allow Japan to expand a strategy known as anti-access area denial (A2AD), that is meant to stop foreign forces from oper...
- Growing Japan row over US air base presents election risk for PM Shinzo AbeA row between Tokyo and Japan's Okinawa over a contentious US air base deepened when Okinawa's governor revoked a work permit for a new sit...
- US likely to scale down plans for bases in JapanFaced with budgetary pressure and strong local resistance, the US is likely to scale back its plans to build key bases in Japan and Guam, a...
- Japan PM stakes his job on resolving US base rowJapan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday staked his political future on resolving a simmering row over relocating a US airbase.
- Earthquake hits Japan's southern islandsA strong 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southern islands on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, met...
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