More than 7,000 public school teachers in Japan took leave due to mental illness in both fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2024, ...

Another heinous crime allegedly involving a U.S. service member stationed in Okinawa Prefecture has occurred. Why do we see ...

More Japanese companies, including the maker of Citizen watches, reported Tuesday unauthorized access to servers and possible ...

Belgium-born researcher Francis Halzen on Tuesday won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the IceCube ...

Yet in her first Cabinet lineup after taking office, she appointed only two women as ministers: Satsuki Katayama and Kimi ...

Japanese skin-care product makers are working to protect children's delicate skin by educating both children and their ...

A black shape came charging toward him at tremendous speed. There was no time to escape. Video footage recorded in a mountain ...

Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, has pulled off a strong showing in Brazil's first round of pre ...

Munetaka Murakami stayed hot Monday, helping the Chicago White Sox move within one victory of the American League Champions ...

Internationally renowned Japanese pianist Kyohei Sorita went on trial Tuesday in Tokyo after being indicted without detention ...

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has applied to trademark her voice with the European Union's Intellectual Property Office, ...

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