Mosaic News
News without borders
Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Japan
US and Philippines launch 'biggest ever' Balikatan drills with seven nations amid regional tensions[Updated]176dJapan warns of 'huge' follow-up quake after 7.7-magnitude tremor triggers tsunami alert176dMagnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes northern Japan, tsunami warning issued176dNorth Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles in latest test, raising nuclear concerns[Updated]176dJapanese baseball makes umpire helmets mandatory after bat strike injury177dAustralia and Japan sign $7 billion warship contracts amid regional security concerns177dJapan and Australia sign multi-billion-dollar deal for delivery of three Mogami-class stealth frigates177dHashimoto wins record-equaling sixth consecutive all-around title at Japan gymnastics championship177dNorth Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles in fourth launch of the month177dMagnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Japan's Nagano Prefecture, damaging homes177dNorth Korea fires ballistic missile eastward, landing outside Japan's EEZ[Updated]177dMagnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes northern Nagano Prefecture with aftershocks177dChinese survey ship conducts unauthorised activity in Japan's EEZ near Senkaku Islands178dLavreysen wins keirin gold as Dutch cyclists add more medals at Hong Kong World Cup178dNATO ambassadors visit Japan to assess US alliance cooperation amid Trump concerns178dAustralia and Japan sign $7 billion warship deal in landmark military export178dAustralia and Japan sign multibillion-dollar stealth frigate deal178dMagnitude-5 earthquake strikes northern Nagano Prefecture, Japan178dRecord 'zombie tobacco' drug seizure in Japan as hallucinogenic substance spreads among youth178dJapanese father arrested after son's body found in Kyoto mountain forest178d