This underrated Japanese island is a paradise for outdoor lovers with its stunning tropical landscapes, unique wildlife, and ...

A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake has hit central Myanmar on March 28, 2025. The exact number of deaths and missing people ...

On a small island in southwestern Japan with a population of only around 1,700, Australian John Widmer, reputed as the island's only foreign resident, runs a cafe hoping it will serve as a new spot to ...

16th century. Infighting among warlords is bleeding feudal Japan, causing assassinations and political and social instability. Oda Nobunaga undertakes a project to reunify the country, but the ...

Iichi Marumo started competing in his late 80s, after a life spent farming, publishing poetry and volunteering to fly in a kamikaze mission during World War II. Iichi Marumo competing in a 500 ...

A Japanese town that ordered government employees to arrive five minutes early each day for a meeting has been ordered to pay more than 10 million yen (US$67,000) in back-paid overtime. The cash ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, right, and Baron Waqa, secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum, shake hands ahead of their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on March 10, 2025.

A brush fire is ripping through Long Island, New York. The fire broke out in the Pine Barrens near Westhampton. It is spreading along the Sunrise Highway. A brush fire is ripping through Long ...

This file photo taken in July 1993 shows the Aonae district in the southern part of Okushiri Island burning after an earthquake off the southwest coast of Hokkaido. (Kyodo) SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Japan ...