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Tokyo's Koto Ward to Inspect All Lodging Facilities as Complaints Surge

Tokyo's Koto Ward will conduct on-site inspections of all roughly 400 lodging facilities from January 2027 as it moves to strengthen regulations following a sharp increase in complaints over issues including garbage disposal and nighttime noise. (News On Japan)

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More than 20 children killed in DR Congo school fire

At least 24 schoolchildren died in a stampede as they tried to flee a fire that engulfed two schools in rebel-held Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials there have said.

  • At least 24 schoolchildren died in Bukavu, DR Congo fire.
  • Adults also perished in the inferno, death toll may rise.
  • Cause unknown, 300 houses destroyed in blaze.

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