Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku on Friday vowed to thrill Thai fans when the sport's governing body holds an ...

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te called during an address Saturday for the strengthening of the island's defense capabilities, ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering meeting Vietnamese President To Lam in Tokyo early next month to ...

The decision to award this year's Nobel Peace Prize to veteran jurist Navi Pillay has exposed the vast gulf between Israel ...

A 1993 scientific paper by researchers at Ehime University in western Japan on the global spread of persistent organic ...

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JR Kyushu's train lines were fully restored Saturday for the first time in 74 days following a devastating July 28 earthqua ...

What did farm minister Kazuo Yana say at a May gathering of ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) members and others in ...

The issuance of stablecoins, digital currencies pegged to government-issued currencies such as the yen and the dollar, is ...

Two-time Olympic men's figure skating champion and professional skater Yuzuru Hanyu will perform in an ice show in Miyagi ...

Japan's Environment Ministry on Friday confirmed sightings of an endangered crested ibis over 300 kilometers away from Sado ...

A renovated waterfront warehouse complex in Onomichi is now a popular place. Many cyclists go there. Many foreign tourists go ...