Three train station buildings in Japan are designated as important cultural properties by the national government: the ...

The Former Taisha Station's distinctive exterior features gabled roofs, as seen in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, July 20, 2026. ...

Shogi player Tomoka Nishiyama on Saturday became the first woman eligible to join the game's main professional ...

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te called during an address Saturday for the strengthening of the island's defense capabilities, ...

Children should be careful not to spend too much time sitting, with a Japanese health ministry research team warning that ...

The decision to award this year's Nobel Peace Prize to veteran jurist Navi Pillay has exposed the vast gulf between Israel ...

The family of a 19-year-old worker who died after falling from a transmission tower in western Japan said Saturday it will ...

Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku on Friday vowed to thrill Thai fans when the sport's governing body holds an ...

What did farm minister Kazuo Yana say at a May gathering of ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) members and others in ...

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In late June 1878, Isabella Bird and her party traveled upstream along the Ojika River toward what is now Lake Ikari in ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering meeting Vietnamese President To Lam in Tokyo early next month to ...