A traditional Japanese festival known for thousands of nearly naked men competing to claim sacred talismans left three men unconscious in the western city of Okayama, local police…
Police in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, have arrested a 23-year-old man for allowing a friend to drive, knowing that he was drunk, and then lying to police that he…
Alysa Liu had the opportunity to cherish skating on the same Olympic ice where she won two gold medals one more time. Ilia Malinin had the chance to…
The annual tourist figure was around 600 million before the COVID-19 pandemic but tumbled below 300 million in 2020, when an emergency was declared over the pandemic
Pakistan said early Sunday it carried out strikes along the border with Afghanistan, targeting hideouts of Pakistani militants it blames for recent attacks inside the country. Islamabad did…
South Korea on Sunday protested a Japanese government event commemorating a cluster of disputed islands between the two countries, calling the move an unjust assertion of sovereignty over…
Ami Nakai of Japan performs during the figure skating exhibition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, on Saturday.
Pakistan said Sunday it launched multiple air strikes targeting militants in neighboring Afghanistan, where the government reported children were among dozens of people killed and wounded. The overnig
The Supreme Court decision striking down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs has added a wrinkle to already complicated U.S.-China relations, with both countries navigating shifting ground to av
Gu, who now has three Olympic golds and three silvers in total, produced a dazzling performance in the second round to wow the judges.
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