Trump heads into midterms short on foreign policy wins
U.S. President Donal...
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NASA-led study shows some Earth microbes could survive on the moon
The finding raises c...
22 August 2026 | 4:58 am
U.S. and Iran keep up hostile rhetoric ahead of new sanctions
As the war neared 6 ...
22 August 2026 | 4:57 am
Japan eyes fiscal 2027 assumed bond interest rate at 3.8%
The rate, used to ca...
22 August 2026 | 4:25 am
U.S. and Canada fail to reach trade pact to avert Trump tariffs
The lack of a final ...
22 August 2026 | 4:21 am
U.S.-sanctioned ICC head warns against ‘demise of international rule of law’
In her first public ...
22 August 2026 | 4:02 am
Japan dad ditches 7-year-old for hours to climb Mount Fuji
The boy was found al...
22 August 2026 | 3:53 am
In U.S., rare earths extracted from coal mine wastewater
A new pilot project ...
22 August 2026 | 2:47 am
Takaichi takes flak for ‘weak’ responses to U.S. and Russia
Tokyo did not critic...
22 August 2026 | 2:37 am
Japan axes Netflix collaboration after outcry over dating show
The Justice Ministry...
22 August 2026 | 2:01 am
Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes leaders after they criticize interference
The firings came aft...
22 August 2026 | 1:52 am
Supreme Court lets Trump continue work on White House ballroom for now
The court's action g...
22 August 2026 | 1:47 am
German woman rescued from Mt. Fuji after suffering altitude sickness symptoms, hiking to peak anyway
Visited same medical...
22 August 2026 | 5:00 am
KFC Japan unveils new Tsukimi collection that takes moon-viewing to extreme levels
Eggs run wild for th...
22 August 2026 | 1:00 am
Masturbatory aid maker Tenga releases officially licensed anime versions in Japan and U.S.
Hey, look who’s co...
21 August 2026 | 4:00 pm
The Japanese government is ending its Cool Japan Fund program
Cool Japan’s missi...
21 August 2026 | 2:00 pm
Kyoto’s Meiji-era mansion opens a private tearoom with stained glass for just one day
A rare East-meets-We...
21 August 2026 | 10:00 am
7-year-old boy left behind on Mt. Fuji by his own dad
Police not pleased w...
21 August 2026 | 5:00 am
Sushi Bus: Japan’s first conveyor-belt bus lets you eat sushi while sightseeing around Tokyo
Jiro dreams of sushi...
21 August 2026 | 3:00 am
Ninja theme park suddenly closes in Japan, shadow warriors undone by shady real estate deals
If only some justice...
21 August 2026 | 1:00 am
Burger King Japan brings back its insane all-you-can-eat One Pounder Challenge
Can you eat more tha...
20 August 2026 | 4:00 pm
You can send your suitcase from Tokyo to Kyoto on the Shinkansen for same-day delivery… but it’ll cost you
Overlooked luggage-f...
20 August 2026 | 2:00 pm
Why do foreign tourists queue up to eat at Tokyo Little House?
Little converted Jap...
20 August 2026 | 9:20 am
Japanese man arrested after pretending to be foreigner while trying to rob convenience store
Attempt to pass hims...
20 August 2026 | 5:00 am
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Japan, India Hold 1st Event on Recycling of Key Minerals
New Delhi, Aug. 22 (...
22 August 2026 | 10:39 am
Japan DPFP Tamaki, Hashimoto Attend Debate in Leader Race
Tokyo, Aug. 22 (Jiji...
22 August 2026 | 9:27 am
Japan Govt to Support Tourism in Quake-Hit Kyushu Region
Kumamoto, Aug. 22 (J...
22 August 2026 | 8:14 am
Baseball: Chiben Wakayama claims 4th national high school title
NISHINOMIYA, Japan (...
22 August 2026 | 8:48 am
Baseball: Yamamoto pitches 6-1/3 solid innings, Dodgers walk off Pirates
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22 August 2026 | 7:06 am
Philanthropist Nancy Kissinger, wife of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, dies at 92
NEW YORK (AP) -- Phi...
22 August 2026 | 7:00 am
Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO is mentally fit for sex trafficking trial, judge says
NEW YORK (AP) -- The...
22 August 2026 | 6:00 am
Japan cancels Netflix collaboration after outcry over dating show
Japan's justice mini...
22 August 2026 | 10:07 am
Myanmar workers sheltered by union over alleged abuse in Hokkaido
Six Myanmar national...
22 August 2026 | 7:05 am
U.S.-sanctioned ICC head Akane warns against 'demise of international rule of law'
International Crimin...
22 August 2026 | 7:05 am
Man arrested for allegedly strangling 92-year-old mother to death
Police in Ichinomiya...
22 August 2026 | 7:04 am
Foreign tourist attacked by bear near Lake Towada in northeastern Japan
A male foreign touri...
22 August 2026 | 8:56 am
Baseball: Chiben Wakayama claims 4th national high school title
Chiben Wakayama grab...
22 August 2026 | 7:48 am
No sweat: Japanese men turn to hair removal in scorching summer
Summer is peak deman...
22 August 2026 | 7:00 am