The year 2024 saw some train and bus operators in Japan switch to contactless credit card fare payment systems in lieu of ...

A former coal mine here that was closed in 1994 is still attracting visitors aspiring to see the rare sight of a shaft mouth.

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LONDON (AP) -- Olivia Hussey, the actor who starred as a teenage Juliet in the 1968 film "Romeo and Juliet," has died, her ...

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a ...

With each student in Japan receiving a tablet, digital devices nowadays are indispensable. At the same time, children's ...

While the average monthly salary at Japanese firms rose by more than 10,000 yen (about $64) in 2024 from the previous year ...

Long lines snaked out in front of Kansai International Airport's check-in counters on Dec. 27 as travelers prepared to leave ...

The Supreme Public Prosecutors Office and Shizuoka Prefectural Police recently released the findings of their review into the ...

Princess Kako, niece of Emperor Naruhito and second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino (Fumihito), will mark her 30th birthday ...

A 77-year-old man was arrested Dec. 27 on suspicion of fatally hitting his wife with his car here after becoming angry when ...

Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the last remaining survivor of the ...