Japan
50 Year Old Footballer Kazuyoshi Miura Celebrates Birthday
The much-travelled frontman is showing no sign of slowing down as he celebrates a landmark birthday, with a new...
Japan’s ‘King Kazu’ Turns 50 With J-League Start
Twinkle-toed former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura celebrated his 50th birthday by starting a J-League game for Yokohama...
Nana-Addo Appoints Paul Ansah As New Head of GPHA
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo has appointed Mr. Paul Asare Ansah as the acting Director-General of the Ghana...
Perfect Day For Kenya As Kipsang Wins Tokyo Marathon
Kenya's Wilson Kipsang stormed to victory in the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday in the fastest race ever run in Japan. The...
Civil Servant’s Death Highlights World’s Lowest Birth Rate
Trying to raise the world's lowest birth rate is among the missions of South Korea's welfare ministry -- a challenge...
Hurricanes Blow Away Sunwolves To Launch Super Defence
The Wellington Hurricanes swamped Japan's hapless Sunwolves to launch the defence of their Super Rugby title in...
Suspect ‘was Paid $90 For Baby Oil Prank’
An Indonesian woman arrested for the murder of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader has said she was given 400...
Kim Killing Suspect ‘was Paid $90’
An Indonesian woman arrested for the murder of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader has said she was given 400...
Hurricanes Blow Away Sorry Sunwolves 83-17 In Super Rugby Defence
A rampant Wellington Hurricanes began the defence of their Super Rugby title by pulverising Japan's Sunwolves 83-17 on...
Japan PM Denies Involvement In Sweetheart Land Deal
Rare scandal was swirling around Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday as he was forced to deny involvement in a...
60 Years After Japan Army Husband Fled, Vietnam War Bride Clings To…
It's been more than sixty years since Nguyen Thi Xuan's husband, a Japanese soldier, left her in Vietnam, but the...
The Banned, Deadly Nerve Agent That Killed Kim
As Malaysian toxicologists reveal that the banned nerve agent VX was used in the airport assassination of Kim Jong-Nam,...
Japan Punches Time Clock Early For ‘Premium Friday’
Japan's Prime Minister will spend Friday afternoon meditating while staff at some of the country's biggest firms are...
Ghanaian Advances To Semi-Final of $7M Shell Ocean Discovery Competition
A Ghanaian, Mark Amo-Boateng, has made it to the semi-finals of the $7 million Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE, a...
O’Neill Calls For Flawed Super Rugby Series To Dump Teams
Former Australian rugby chief John O'Neill has called for Argentina and Japan to be dumped from the troubled Super...
Kusama’s Eternal Love of Polka Dots
She has two major exhibitions opening simultaneously in Japan and the United States at the venerable age of 87 -- but...
Fukushima Operator Eyes Plan To Clean Up Plant
The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Thursday it will craft a plan this summer to extract...
Japan’s Crown Prince Hints At Readiness To Take Throne
Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito has suggested he is ready to take on the duties of emperor from his father as the country...
Japan’s Sunwolves Ready For Super Rugby Reset After Horror Year
Sunwolves coach Filo Tiatia said Thursday that the Japanese side have no reason to feel pressure this season after a...