Owen J. Baggett’s story sounds impossible even by wartime standards. After bailing out of a burning B-24 over Burma, he claimed he fired his .45 at a Japanese fighter that flew close to inspect him — ...

Haruo Ikegami, head of the Sunagawa branch of the Hokkaido hunters' association, center, heads toward the Supreme Court in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, March 27, 2026. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka) TOKYO -- ...

Australian police said Monday they shot dead a fugitive gunman wanted for killing two officers, ending a seven-month manhunt for one of the country's most-wanted criminals. Desmond Freeman fled into ...

Italy will miss out on a third straight World Cup after falling to Bosnia and Hercegovina in Tuesday's breathless qualification play-off final, the Azzurri blowing their chance to reach this summer's ...

The Supreme Court on Friday backed a hunter seeking to cancel the revocation of his gun license that was decided after he shot a bear at the request of a municipality in Hokkaido. The top court's ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Hokkaido hunter who lost his gun permit after shooting a brown bear at a local city's request, declaring the prefecture's decision to revoke his ...

The World Series trophy is headed to Los Angeles, but there’s a hearty celebration going on across the Pacific Ocean in Japan ...