The Japanese chief had been suffering from an unspecified illness since last year.

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The accusation comes from a police investigation into the misuse of funds meant for a dam project.

Fifty-two sailors were on board when the Minerve vanished over 50 years ago in the Mediterranean.

Celtic will play Israeli side Maccabi Tel-Aviv or Cluj of Romania in the Champions League third qualifying round if they overcome Nomme Kalju.

The credit score agency has agreed a settlement after hackers stole 147 million people's details.

Great Britain's Adam Peaty wins his third successive gold in the men's 100m breaststroke at the World Championships in South Korea.

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Britain's Adam Peaty wins gold in the 100m breaststroke final in 57.14 seconds with compatriot James Wilby taking silver.

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Activists from the Sidama ethnic group were set to declare their own federal state last week.

Russians have flooded Leonardo DiCaprio's social media in a bid to raise environmental awareness of a lake.

Danny Cipriani is left out of England's latest 38-man training camp travelling to Treviso in Italy.

Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo is facing a claim of more than £10m in alleged unpaid earnings from his former manager.

Geraint Thomas says he must not compete against his Team Ineos joint leadership partner Egan Bernal in the final week of the Tour de France.

England Netball head coach Tracey Neville and shooter Jo Harten answer BBC Sport's questions on the best way to capitalise on the popularity of the World Cup.

Iran says it has arrested 17 spies who worked for the CIA - a claim the US categorically denies.

Police deny claims that they stood by as masked men attacked pro-democracy protesters on Sunday.

Busisiwe Mkhwebane is accused of being involved in a dirty tricks campaign against President Ramaphosa.

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Hundreds of thousands of protesters join in a strike demanding Ricardo Rosselló's resignation.