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TOKYO (AP) — A controversial South Korean church with powerful political connections faces dissolution in Japan after a Tokyo court ordered a revokation of its legal status after the government ...

A Japanese court on Tuesday issued an order to dissolve the Unification Church, upholding the government request for a revocation, officials said TOKYO -- A court ordered the dissolution of the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan ‘s official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country’s favorite flower, declaring the official start of the festive season in the ...

The three-way meetings are an accomplishment for Japan, which has historical and territorial disputes with both China and South Korea. An earlier trilateral meeting was held in South Korea last year.

Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast poses for a portrait on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP) by: ANNA FURMAN, Associated Press ...

Playing in front of their home country, Yamamoto and Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga both pitched well in the first all-Japanese starting pitching matchup on opening day in MLB history. Imanaga threw ...

But the Dodgers batting practice was a spectacle with hundreds of photographers, reporters and video journalists staking out Ohtani and his two Japanese teammates — pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto ...

TOKYO — The business of baseball looks a little different in Japan than it does in the U.S. One of the most popular sports souvenirs? Towels. Many varieties of towels, with printed images of top ...

TOKYO -- The expectations for Shohei Ohtani's first trip to Japan as a major league player were massive and unyielding. He is a near-mythic figure in his home country, and his presence there this ...

Those who wanted to wear masks were free to do so, however. Many other schools around Japan adopted similar mask policies ahead of the graduation ceremony season. Other high schools in Osaka ...