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In a rarely seen encounter, a wild boar has been spotted catching and preying on a rabbit on Okunoshima island in Hiroshima Prefecture, aka “rab…
SEOUL--A South Korean court on Monday sentenced Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja to a combined two years in prison over political funding a…
Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda entered a deal to jointly develop computer parts and software for vehicles set to enter the market in fisca…
OJIKA, Nagasaki Prefecture—Though getting there is not easy, visitors to a World Heritage island won’t mind the long trek to enjoy the spectacul…
For watch aficionados, it’s high time to finally see two of the most coveted independent Japanese watch brands they have never seen in person, u…
TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Prefecture—The University of Tsukuba is seeking more foreign applicants for its undergraduate programs from this academic year.
MISATO, Saitama Prefecture--Where others have failed, a supermarket chain offering halal food items has been blessed with a growing clientele of…
After businesspeople head home from their offices in the skyscraper district of Nishi-Shinjuku in Tokyo, breakdancers begin descending on the ar…
BANGKOK—A Thai woman accused of killing her ex-husband, a U.S. diplomat, has been sentenced to one year in prison for violating Myanmar’s immigr…
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has ruled out merging with Komeito in the Centrist Reform Alliance (Chudo), removing a potential ob…
SEOUL—South Korea supports U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to resume dialogue with North Korea but aims to ensure its security posture is…
A scorching sun beat down on a rice paddy split by a fissure that looked as though it had slashed the earth itself.
TRISHULI, Nepal—Rescuers searched Himalayan valleys and hillsides on Thursday after a flash flood that killed at least 359 people and left nearl…
Tokyo police arrested two Chilean men in Osaka Prefecture on Aug. 27 in connection with the smash-and-grab theft of luxury watches at Tokyo’s Na…
Broken bits of porcelain scattered on a beach may seem like just part of the scenery, but for Takenori Nogami, each piece may hold a story about…
BENGALURU, India—The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily damm…
The Japanese Embassy in Nepal said it has been unable to contact five Japanese nationals after a massive flash flood killed at least 157 people…
Record-setting torrential rain has hit the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture and western Toyama Prefecture on Aug. 27, prompting the Japan Mete…