Breaking down a sumo tournament after just three days of action can sometimes feel like an exercise in overreaction.With 12-3 a record that regularly earns Emperor’s Cup glory, even the…
Momentum is growing for creating a bureau within the Defense Ministry that is focused explicitly on boosting international cooperation — a move that would give more prominence to Japan’s bid…
A family in northern Japan called police after finding a bear in their kitchen, an official said Wednesday, as anxiety over the animal grows following a surge in deadly maulings.Bears have…
About the size of a 4-month old kitten, Osechi is a tiny Chihuahua that was picked up off the streets by police on New Year’s Day.Entrusted to ARK, he was…
One year has passed since ordinances aimed at preventing what is known in Japan as customer harassment — unruly, abusive behavior directed at employees by customers or business partners — came into…
Australia will enact laws to regulate how artificial intelligence data centers use power and water, and to protect creative copyright, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday. In a landmark speech…
NAIROBI – Kenyan politicians are hiring armed people for as little as $4 per day, as poverty and ruthless political competition threaten to unleash uncontrollable violence ahead of elections next…
Kolkata, India – Teacher Raja Dey fears attendance might drop now that government-run schools have stopped serving eggs for lunch in his eastern Indian state, a dietary change that has…
Nagasaki – An international conference to discuss the management of Pacific bluefin tuna stocks ended without reaching an agreement on catch quotas in Nagasaki on Tuesday.In the conference, which began…
Osaka – Osaka police sent papers to prosecutors on Tuesday accusing a smoker of causing a fire that killed two firefighters in the city last year.The Osaka Prefectural Police department…