The summer holiday exodus began in Japan on Saturday, with rail and expressway operators forecasting heavier congestion than ...

Munetaka Murakami hit his 25th home run but could not prevent the Chicago White Sox from losing 8-2 against the Cleveland ...

An art project that lets climbers view works at shrines and mountain huts along Mount Fuji's Subashiri Trail has opened in ...

Saitama began English education at all municipal elementary schools in the 2007 academic year, then gave it a boost by ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers lost their season-high seventh game in a row in a stunning collapse on Friday night after the Arizona ...

Authorities in eastern China shut schools and tourist sites as Typhoon Dolphin made its way towards land on Saturday.

The Japanese government is expected to enhance support for beginner Japanese-language programs for children newly arrived ...

Over 1,200 disaster relief volunteers have entered quake-hit Kumamoto Prefecture since municipalities started accepting the ...

The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in exam preparations is becoming increasingly common among students in ...

Five caskets bearing anti-China messages turned up in Manila and elsewhere in the metropolitan region, including one near the ...

Japan's Defense Ministry plans to seek a record budget of 8.9 trillion yen ($56 billion) for fiscal 2027, sources familiar ...

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