Akira Toriyama, creator of wildly popular "Dragon Ball" series, dies at 68
Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga series has sold millions of copies and was adapted into hugely popular animated TV shows, video games and films.
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Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga series has sold millions of copies and was adapted into hugely popular animated TV shows, video games and films.
Its distinctive skeleton-like body shape and black spots mimicking a panda's have become popular with divers.
Officials in both Japan and the United Kingdom have published figures indicating they saw negative economic growth for a second straight fiscal quarter at the end of the year.
According to Christie's, the Fab Four were at the Tokyo Hilton when they were presented with a set of art materials. The group placed chairs around a table and worked on the painting in between concerts in Japan.
Along Japan's coastline, power was gradually being restored after the earthquakes, but water supplies were still short.
An air traffic control transcript shows the Coast Guard plane was instructed only to "taxi to holding point." the crew got everyone off the passenger plane safely.
The crash between the Coast Guard aircraft and a passenger plane sparked a fireball.
All 379 occupants of the Japan Airlines flight got out safely and the pilot of the coast guard plane also escaped, officials said.
A passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames. Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito confirmed that all 379 occupants of Japan Airlines flight JAL-516 got out safely before the plane was entirely engulfed in flames. The pilot of the coast guard plane also escaped, but five crewmembers died, Saito said.
A passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames. Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito confirmed that all 379 occupants of Japan Airlines flight JAL-516 got out safely before the plane was entirely engulfed in flames. The pilot of the coast guard plane also escaped, but five crewmembers died, Saito said.
Right now, around 1,000 military personnel are helping with search and rescue operations.
NHK reported that all occupants of Japan Airlines flight JAL-516, believed to total 379 people, got out safely before the plane was entirely engulfed in flames.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 prompted a tsunami warning on New Year's Day.
The country's meteorological agency issued tsunami alerts for the entire western coast of the main island of Honshu. The first wave around four feet high hit about an hour after the series of quakes.
Two wrestlers just duked it out in the middle of a speeding bullet train. Tokyo-based DDT Wrestling organized a match by renting out an entire train cabin. The match lasted for a full 30 minutes.
Schipper's family said the U.S. Embassy in Japan has been checking local hospitals and jails, with no luck. The last bank transaction Schipper made was at a burger restaurant in the Shinjuku City ward of Tokyo.
Two-way star Shohei Ohtani struck out fellow Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout to end the game. Ohtani was voted the WBC's MVP and called it "the best moment in my life."
Abe's body arrived at his home in Tokyo Saturday ahead of memorial services next week. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer reports.
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel bid farewell to Chicago, at least for now, as he heads to Japan to serve as the U.S. Ambassador.
Following months of speculation, President Joe Biden has officially nominated former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel as his ambassador to Japan.
The Financial Times reports Biden will name Emanuel as the U.S. envoy to Japan later this month, along with other ambassador picks.
Members of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration are headed to Japan on Friday for the administration's first overseas trade mission.
During the 11-hour flight from Tokyo to Chicago, the 26-year-old man was subdued by the crew and passengers, restrained with mechanical devices and then taken into custody at O'Hare.
A young man from Illinois was among five U.S. Marines killed last week, when their refueling plane collided with a fighter jet off the southern coast of Japan.
Photos from Sapporo, Hokkaido's main city on the western part of the island, showed huge cracks in the street and buried houses.
Monday is the last day for you to submit names for four falcon chicks that hatched outside Aurora City Hall.
Chicago police said a group of people smashed the window of a cannabis dispensary in the South Loop early Monday morning.
Windows were smashed and an ATM was stolen at an overnight break-in at the Beetle Bar and Grill in Chicago's Ukrainian Village neighborhood.
Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward to help solve a double homicide in East Garfield Park.
The archdiocese sent a letter to parishioners at Saint Francis of Assisi on Saturday, informing them of the removal of Rev. Jose Molina.
The Trump administration announced a major expansion of its denaturalization campaign targeting foreign-born American citizens accused of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement that the documents "have long fueled justified speculation — and it's time the American people see it for themselves."
Three of the nation's major scholarly groups challenged the Trump administration's cuts to humanities grants.
Since his second term started, President Trump has introduced a flurry of initiatives aimed at taming the excesses of the pharmaceutical industry.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and other mayors are asking Illinois lawmakers to increase the share of income tax revenue that goes to local governments.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
The largest U.S. health insurer said it will eliminate approval requirements for some treatments, including select outpatient surgeries and other procedures.
Thirty years ago, Advocate Children's Hospital created a specialized team to transport the smallest patients to get life-saving care. On the anniversary of the Neonatal Pediatric Transport Team, they unveiled some a new ambulance.
The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
Monday is the last day for you to submit names for four falcon chicks that hatched outside Aurora City Hall.
Chicago police said a group of people smashed the window of a cannabis dispensary in the South Loop early Monday morning.
Windows were smashed at an overnight break-in at the Beetle Bar and Grill in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village neighborhood.
Sunny but cool Monday with highs in the 50s.
President Trump has rejected Iran's latest ceasefire proposal, calling it "totally unacceptable." Oil prices jumped further in the wake of his rejection.
Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward to help solve a double homicide in East Garfield Park.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
Monday is the last day for you to submit names for four falcon chicks that hatched outside Aurora City Hall.
One boy died, and an 18-year-old woman and another boy were also shot, according to Porter County sheriffs.
Chicago police said a group of people smashed the window of a cannabis dispensary in the South Loop early Monday morning.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
A man from the Chicago suburbs lost $69,000 of his savings to a scam by a thief using an AI-generated U.S. Marshals badge to intimidate him.
Illinois lawmakers are trying to decide what should happen when artificial intelligence leads to serious destruction or even death, and two of the most influential AI companies in the world are backing opposing state bills trying to answer that question.
Rideshare drivers say it's getting difficult to continue working as gas prices surpass $6 in the city.
It's been quite a week for Bryson Graham—being hired as the new executive VP of basketball operations on Monday, to landing the No. 4 overall pick in the draft.
Jacob deGrom tied his season high with 10 strikeouts while earning the 1,900th of his career, Evan Carter hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Sunday.
White Sox starting pitcher Davis Martin allowed one run on three hits in six innings.
The Fire (5-4-2) avoided a shutout when Hugo Cuypers scored in the 87th minute to extend his goal-scoring streak to nine matches.
The White Sox improved to 18-21 on the season. They were 11-28 after 39 games last year.
One person was killed and two others were seriously wounded in a shooting late Friday morning in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Police across Chicago and the northern suburbs were investigating a string of overnight smash-and-grab burglaries targeting businesses.
A teenager has been charged with shooting and killing his father inside their home in southwest suburban Oak Lawn following an argument on Monday.
The Mexican navy helped rescue shipwrecked sailors and retrieve bales of illicit drugs that had been dumped into the ocean.
A man was killed on Tuesday night in a shooting less than a block from an elementary school in the West Englewood neighborhood.
