For the first time in Japan’s rail history, a Shinkansen train converted exclusively for cargo transport will begin regular ...

The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made her first known visit to a sacred family mausoleum, a step that ...

A memorial ceremony was held here on Jan. 1 to mourn victims of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake and the heavy rains that both ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her New Year’s address, pledged to “carry out necessary reforms without fearing change” to ...

Emperor Naruhito, joined by Empress Masako and other imperial family members, greeted well-wishers from the balcony of the ...

NingNing, a Chinese member of South Korean girl group aespa who has come under fire in Japan over a social media post ...

Feeling a stronger commitment to peace, Princess Kako, second daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko, ...

In its 2025 report, V-Dem, a Swedish independent research organization, concluded there were more dictatorial states (91) ...

Residents of at least one prefecture are not looking over their shoulders as a steady stream of bear sightings are reported ...

A 5-year-old boy died after falling on an outdoor escalator at a ski slope here and getting his right arm caught in the ...

Tsuyoshi Maruoka, a Ph.D. student specializing in chemical ecology, found a pleasant surprise from a container of ...

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