U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers ...

Demonstrators gather in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on August 22, 2024 to protest against the relocation of US Marine ...

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Sanae Takaichi, the first woman to lead Japan as prime minister, skipped a sumo awards ceremony, reflecting her cautious ...

Yavhusishyn, who is known by his ring name Aonishiki, became the first wrestler from Ukraine to win a competition when he ...

As serious injuries caused by bears rise, particularly in northeastern Japan, Chiba Prefecture stands out as the only prefecture on Honshu where bears do not live. There is no historical evidence of ...

Kyuden Mirai Energy has decommissioned the aging 2-MW Hatchobaru binary geothermal power plant in Oita, Japan, which was ...

Driven by lessons from World War II and China’s expanding presence, Japan’s strategic orientation is pivoting eastward into the Pacific.

A vibrant Super Mario collaboration featuring themed trains, decorated stations and interactive stamp rallies are part of a new Kyushu rail travel enhancement.

Hofu Tenmangu, founded in the year 904, is the oldest of three large shrines in Japan dedicated to the scholar Sugawara no ...

Atop a small mountain on the Higashi Matsuura Peninsula northwest of Karatsu City, the ruins of a castle built more than four centuries ago look out over the Genkai Sea toward Korea. Image: Vicki L ...