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SEOUL--South Korea’s defense ministry summoned Japan’s defense attache on Tuesday to protest over an annual white paper ...
HIROSHIMA—The city of Hiroshima opened the underground ossuary of the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound here to the media for the ...
OSAKA--“Not for Sale,” the theme of the Ukrainian pavilion at the Osaka Kansai Expo, is sending a message to visitors from ...
The likelihood of a new country joining the British, Italian and Japanese project to develop a fighter jet is diminishing, said a BAE Systems executive, amid long-held speculation Saudi Arabia could ...
Tucked away in the vibrant heart of Tokyo’s Shinjuku entertainment district, a curious speakeasy has emerged, where the bar flies actually have wings and a typical icebreaker between patrons might be: ...
Japan welcomed a record 21.51 million visitors in the first half of 2025, marking a 21 percent increase compared to the same ...
NAGOYA—An unexploded bomb found in Nagoya city’s Marunouchi district that forced an evacuation of local residents was ...
OSAKA—The Osaka-Kansai Expo has welcomed more than 10 million general visitors as of July 12, marking a major milestone just ...
One month after technical failures halted the Yamagata Shinkansen Line, train operations remain significantly reduced, ...
BEIJING—A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. who has been detained here by Chinese authorities on suspicion of espionage was sentenced on July 16 to three years and six months in prison.
The minor opposition party Sanseito, which is projected to capture double-digit seats in the July 20 Upper House election, ...
Miyo Aoetsu is on a roll. The artisan baker from Japan scooped Britain’s Best Loaf 2025 for her brioche infused with lemon ...