China criticised Japan for sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait on Friday, just days after Tokyo announced its troops would join a major US-Philippine military drill for the first time. Foreign ...

Japan has unveiled a new name for days that reach 40C (104F) or above, after the country experienced its hottest summer on record last year. The term - kokushobi - has been translated as "cruelly hot" ...

Manitowoc Public Library will host a screening of the documentary "No Packers, No Life" on April 11. The film follows Green Bay Packers superfans from Tokyo and will include a Q&A with the producer.

Microsoft today announced a $10 billion (approx. ¥1.6 trillion) investment in Japan from 2026 through 2029, built around three pillars: Technology, Trust, and Talent. The commitments include expanding ...

Japan's yen is sliding as the oil market hits the currency, prompting government intervention talks. The yen is nearing 160 per dollar, a key level that could prompt Japanese financial intervention.

L.L.Bean might operate more than 100 stores worldwide today, but back in the mid-’90s, already 75 years into business, there were only two retail locations. The first, of course, was its iconic ...

Japan is often viewed through a land-based lens. Yet as an archipelago in the northwestern Pacific, its history has long been shaped by the sea. In The Kuroshio Frontier: Empire and Environment in the ...

Leaders from the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, MONSE, faced scrutiny from the City Council as questions about the agency's oversight and How Mayor Scott convinced Baltimore’s ...

After almost a decade of planning and researching, our family moved to Japan as we'd dreamed of. Knowing the language and culture is not the same as belonging, and we're far from home. Japan has been ...

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Japanese police arrested a 61-year-old man after three people were wounded in a knife attack inside a public library in Fukuoka on Thursday. According to the Fukuoka Prefectural Police, an emergency ...