Japan3 days agoFather leaves 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji to continue hikeThe man had taken his two boys on the trip but is said to have left one behind when he got tired.3 days ago4 days agoJapan executes man who killed five in Pachinko parlour fireThis is the first time since June 2025 that the country has enacted capital punishment.4 days ago5 days agoFour workers dead after being hit by train in JapanThe train collided with the four men at Shin-Kanuma Station, north of Tokyo, authorities say.5 days ago6 days agoVilla sign goalkeeper Suzuki and left-back RuggeriAston Villa confirm the signings of goalkeeper Zion Suzuki and left-back Matteo Ruggeri in deals worth a combined £47m.6 days ago6 days agoThe incredible story of Villa's new goalkeeper SuzukiBBC Sport's Sam Harris tells the story of what Aston Villa's new goalkeeper Zion Suzuki has had to overcome in his career to make it to the Premier League.6 days ago7 days agoHull City interested in Japan winger NakamuraHull City express an interest in signing Stade de Reims' Japanese winger Keito Nakamura7 days ago17 Aug 2026Record rains drench South Korean city as landslide kills oneIt comes as large swathes of East and South East Asia have been pummelled by days of heavy rain.17 Aug 202614 Aug 2026'Unprecedented' rain in Japan kills eight peopleThe storm cut power to more than 20,000 households and left 7,000 people stranded at Tokyo's Narita airport.14 Aug 202613 Aug 2026Japan PM says Putin's visit to disputed islands 'absolutely unacceptable'It was the first time the Russian leader had visited the Kuril islands, according to state media.13 Aug 2026...
