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Iran has released several Japanese nationals, including a journalist and an NHK bureau chief, with Tokyo confirming the freedom of a man held since January. The releases come amid heightened tensions after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to destroy Iran's infrastructure, a move Iran dismissed as 'delusional'.
Cambodia detained five Japanese nationals suspected of involvement in scam operations.
A Pakistani man is suspected of smuggling stimulants worth 14.3 billion yen into Japan.
Japan's missile deployment signals a strategic shift amid regional concerns.
A woman in Japan was defrauded of ¥1.2 billion in the largest recorded scam loss in the country.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary