A 1993 scientific paper by researchers at Ehime University in western Japan on the global spread of persistent organic ...

The share of divorces among couples who had lived together for at least 20 years rose to a record 24.2% in 2025, even as ...

The decision to award this year's Nobel Peace Prize to veteran jurist Navi Pillay has exposed the vast gulf between Israel ...

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Japan's Environment Ministry on Friday confirmed sightings of an endangered crested ibis over 300 kilometers away from Sado ...

The issuance of stablecoins, digital currencies pegged to government-issued currencies such as the yen and the dollar, is ...

Japan has asked Russia to provide information following the death of a worker at an anti-plague institute in Irkutsk from ...

JR Kyushu's train lines were fully restored Saturday for the first time in 74 days following a devastating July 28 earthqua ...

A renovated waterfront warehouse complex in Onomichi is now a popular place. Many cyclists go there. Many foreign tourists go ...

Two-time Olympic men's figure skating champion and professional skater Yuzuru Hanyu will perform in an ice show in Miyagi ...

A reissued edition of "Nagai Ana" (The Long Cave), a manga first published in 1970 by Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989), has enjoyed ...