The island, known in Russia as Iturup and in Japan as Etorofu, is one of four in the Kuril chain close to Japan's main islands seized by Moscow in the days after Japan's surrender in World War Two.

A false rumor started in the early 20th century that the Japanese emperor would convert to Islam. It helped Japan build ...

Changes made after discussions between government and opposition would also require digital platforms to strike deals with at ...

United States President Donald Trump has revived his tariff agenda under a new legal justification. After the Supreme Court ...

The motorcycle was hit by the Putri Deli U98 train, which was traveling from Medan to Tanjungbalai in North Sumatra.

Calls grow for installations of train platform barriers to prevent passengers from falling onto the tracks, following the ...

The growing consolidation of mass organizations under a group cofounded by President Prabowo Subianto’s younger brother ...

Economists stress that creating a credible plan is more important than painting a bold aspiration, as the government ...

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An offer of free alcohol in exchange for reciting a Quran verse at a North Jakarta music festival has sparked public outrage and a police investigation over alleged blasphemy.

Rescuers combed the Lombok Strait off Bali island on Thursday for five people declared missing after a ferry fire that killed one and sent dozens of passengers scrambling overboard, officials said.

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