Meanwhile in the UK, retail sales rose on-month in November for the first time since August, numbers on Friday showed, but still fell short of expectations. Here is what you need to know at the London ...

Tsuneo Watanabe, the influential Japanese media mogul and baseball visionary, has died aged 98. Watanabe, editor of The ...

The smooth rice wine that plays a crucial role in Japan’s culinary traditions was enshrined on Wednesday by UNESCO on its list of the “intangible cultural heritage of humanity.” At a meeting ...

The 40-year veteran of movie stardom also reflects on her difficult childhood and path to acting, the backlash that she faced after her pregnant Vanity Fair cover and becoming Hollywood's highest ...

Matt Guy visited Japan for the first time during a six-week ... was owned by a couple in their 80s who were eager to show him around. "He's like: 'Come in, let me show you the good points of ...

A woman in her 80s died after being found lying on the street following a hit-and-run incident in Kobe on Saturday. According to police, a 66-year-old woman called 110 at around 7:45 p.m. and said the ...

ProPublica reporter Molly Redden, the writer of that report, joins Alex Witt to explain how a power grab like this could happen. White House Provides Most Detailed Update Yet on Drone Sightings ...

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(Mainichi) The Mainichi Shimbun answers common questions readers may have about the air raids conducted by the United States across Japan during World War II, as Japan marks 80 years since the ...

has died at the age of 80. The writer and director died at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., his son Joseph told The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday. In his work with brothers Jerry and David ...

A woman in her 70s was later reported injured in the town of Tsubata, Kyodo news agency reported, citing the prefectural government. The Japan Meteorological ... An NHK reporter stationed at ...