Twelve students from six families in Europe, Asia and the United States are challenging “system-wide censorship” at their ...

A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Bomb Squadron takes off from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Apr. 14, 2025 in support of a Bomber Task Force at Misawa Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo ...

The prefectural police and prefectural assembly have been cautious about staging patrols due to concerns about the Japan-U.S. Status ... been held in the past in Misawa, Aomori Prefecture ...

Rain with a high of 55 °F (12.8 °C) and a 63% chance of precipitation. Winds SE at 9 mph (14.5 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 61% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 7 to 16 mph (11.3 to 25. ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa ...

The financial decline of some of the city’s most popular clubs has put a spotlight on the realities of nightlife. Nightclubs in Brooklyn have been going out of business in recent months despite ...

Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance plans to invest in Japan’s super-long government bonds this fiscal year after their yields skyrocketed, and is considering shifting from foreign debt. "Yields have ...

OSAKA, Japan (AP) — The Expo 2025 opened in Osaka on Sunday with more than 10,000 people singing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony to celebrate the start of the six-month event that Japan hopes will ...

Japan was not on that list, despite contributing over $13 billion to the effort, raising taxes to fund it.

CHIBA -- The Force was strong with this city just east of Tokyo as "Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025," a major fan conference for the beloved movie franchise, held a preopening event on the night ...