The final edition of a 10-year annual goldfish-scooping competition in Ibaraki Prefecture drew competitors from around the ...

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South Korean celeb sparks debate on single parenthood News of a famous actor having a baby out of wedlock has many people in ...

A participatory art installation has been popping up in the New York City subway system, offering commuters a way to express ...

The production of hand-made rice straw ropes called "shimenawa" is in full swing in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, in ...

More than 1,000 days have passed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A US-based private research group, ...

The Bank of Japan's decision to keep its key rate unchanged triggered a flurry of activity on the foreign exchange market.

Members of the United Nations Security Council have criticized Russia and North Korea for their military cooperation, ...

US public health authorities say they have confirmed the first severe human case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States.

The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, has stressed his country is not bound by ...

The Philippines' Lower House of Congress has recommended filing charges of crimes against humanity against former President ...

A school in Russia's Far East has set up a club for teaching Juche, the state ideology of North Korea, in an apparent sign of ...