TOKYO: The character "kuma" – meaning bear in Japanese – was chosen as "kanji" of 2025 following a year defined by a surge in ...

The kanji for “bear” (熊, kuma) was chosen as the single most representative character symbolic of the social mood in Japan this year, the Kyoto-based Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation said ...

A federal appeals court has blocked the immediate release of hundreds of immigrants detained during a Chicago-area ...

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck northern Japan on Monday. Tsunami advisories have been lifted for the Pacific coastline in ...

Confidence in the safety of the food supply is paramount in a nuclear or radiological emergency. “Although low probability events, nuclear emergencies are potentially high impact, so it is important ...

TOKYO - Rice-based food has been selected as Japan's "Dish of the Year" for 2025, reflecting public interest in the stable supply of the country's staple food amid a recent rice shortage driven by ...

Gaskin, the former University of Washington star, was waived Tuesday by the Seahawks, just two days after making a cameo appearance in garbage time in last Sunday's shutout victory of the Minnesota ...

Floods across Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka have killed nearly 1,000 people in less than a week.

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Japan is facing a shortage of one of its most essential foods: rice. Months after panic buying cleared store shelves, prices are soaring and supplies are tight, leaving families in a tough spot. Rice ...

Anime fans have a lot to look forward to in 2026, as the small-screen adaptation of yet another fan-favorite light novel series has now been announced. A recent update not only confirmed that an ...

Japan’s new prime minister Sanae Takaichi has stirred up a diplomatic storm with Beijing after suggesting that Japan’s self-defence forces could be mobilised if a Chinese attack on self-governed ...