An explosion occurred Monday near the U.S. military's Kadena Air Base in the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, ...

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The Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) on June 8 conducted one of Japan's largest live-fire training exercises in Shizuoka ...

The city of Choshi in Chiba Prefecture is famous for its production of melons. Various varieties, such as the region's ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency announced June 9 that the Tokai region in central Japan's Pacific Ocean side, as well as the ...

High-level delegations from the United States and China are meeting in London on Monday to try and shore up a fragile truce ...

Under the revised Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act that came into effect in June 2024, foreign nationals can ...

Neglecting climate change initiatives to appease the U.S. administration of Donald Trump will create a breeding ground for ...

Former yokozuna Hakuho plans to remain involved with sumo despite severing ties with the sport's ruling body, the winner of a ...

Tokyo stocks rose Monday as buying of tech shares helped the Nikkei index close above the key 38,000 line, but further gains ...

Ayaka Furue led the Japanese contingent with a fourth-place finish Sunday as Jennifer Kupcho of the United States cla ...

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