Japan

Known as Mr Giants, Nagashima was one of Japan's most famous sports stars during the 1960s and 70s.

Police said the man was "having a medical crisis" and was restrained by fellow passengers and crew.

Soaring rice prices are a powerful trigger in Japan, where shortages have caused political upsets before.

The Lisbon Maru was torpedoed by a US submarine in October 1942 which did not know it was carrying PoWs.

Japan's capital recorded a record number of deaths from heatstroke last year.

The chief magistrate rules Japan has a case to extradite Kaine Wright and Joe Chappell.

The planned layoffs mean the Japanese carmaker has now cut about 15% of its workforce in the past year.

Some locals and ecologists are troubled by the potential impacts a looming seawall could have on the biodiverse Japanese island of Amami Ōshima.