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Ireland Rack Up Seven Tries As They Cruise Past Japan
Ireland gave Japan a brutal reality check as they crushed the Asian champions 50-22 on Saturday in the second of their...
Japan Crown Prince Pledges ‘heart and Soul’ To Throne
Japan's crown prince Tuesday vowed to devote himself to assuming the role of emperor, days after parliament enacted a...
Tokyo Zoo Says New Cub In Good Health
A baby panda whose birth this week delighted Japan and has dominated news coverage ever since appears to be in good...
Japan Court Clears Way For Nuclear Reactor Restarts
A Japanese court Tuesday gave the green light to switch on two more nuclear reactors despite heavy public opposition,...
Japan Zoo Celebrates Birth of Panda Cub
A Japanese zoo celebrated the first birth of a baby panda in five years Monday, with the tiny cub small enough to fit...
Pound Struggles To Rebound In After Shock British Vote
The pound struggled on Monday to recover from last week's sharp losses that came in the wake of a shock British...
Japan’s Godfather of Art? Billionaire Maezawa Rings In New Era
With a single post on Instagram, Yusaku Maezawa announced not only his purchase of an $110.5 million Basquiat...
British Pound Tumbles After UK Vote; Tech Sell-Off Hits Nasdaq
The pound plunged Friday as the surprise election setback to Prime Minister Theresa May injected uncertainty into...
Japan’s Kagawa Out of Iraq Football World Cup Clash
Japan suffered a blow Thursday when playmaker Shinji Kagawa was ruled out of next week's World Cup qualifier against...
Pound Firms, Oil Drops As Markets Await British Vote, Comey Hearing
The pound climbed Wednesday on the eve of the British general election, while oil prices fell hard after a US inventory...
Kagawa Injury Hits Japan World Cup Qualifying Preparations
Japan's World Cup qualifying preparations were dealt a blow Wednesday when playmaker Shinji Kagawa suffered a shoulder...
Japan Radical Nabbed In Cop Killing After Four-Decade Hunt
A Japanese leftist radical has been arrested and charged in the killing of a police officer after more than four...
Nuclear-Wary Japan Restarts Another Atomic Reactor
A Japanese utility switched on another nuclear reactor Tuesday in a small victory for the government's pro-atomic push,...
Sri Lanka Hails Record Military Deployment As Toll Hits 213
Sri Lanka's military recorded its biggest peacetime deployment for search and rescue operations after monsoon rains...
China Rejects ‘irresponsible’ US Remarks On S China Sea
China has expressed "firm opposition" to remarks made by US Pentagon chief Jim Mattis during a regional defence summit...
Japan Holds Evacuation Drills As N.Korea Missile Fears Grow
Hundreds of residents of a small Japanese coastal town took part in an evacuation drill Sunday as fears grow that a...
My Neighbor Totoro Anime Theme Park Set To Open In Japan
Japan's answer to Walt Disney has confirmed the launch of a giant new theme park based on one of its most popular...
Japan Men Take Out ‘groper Insurance’ Against Sex Pest Claims
In Japan, where train travel can often be a perilous ordeal for women, an insurance company is reporting a sudden run...
Ageing Japan Faces Healthcare Crisis
Kanemasa Ito compares caring for his wife Kimiko to waging a daily war with the devil. The woman he loved has all but...