April 1945. The Pacific War had decisively turned in favour for the United States. During the waning days of that month, the ...

Tensions between Beijing and Tokyo may escalate further with Sanae Takaichi poised to become Japan’s next leader, observers warn, citing her controversial positions on the Taiwan issue and Japanese ...

Thailand has dealt with severe flooding for centuries, affecting millions of households and disrupting economic activities, especially in low-lying areas where disasters seem routine. Every year, the ...

One person was rescued from a sinking boat in the Delaware Bay on Monday after high seas caused the boat to take on water, officials with the Downe Township fire and rescue squad said. Around 6:30 p.m ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, pharmacist, tax accountant, bus driver, chef. Name the profession, and Japan ...

Agencies U.S. Stock Futures Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Hold Steady Amid AI Bubble Concerns and Gold's Record Surge U.S. stock futures today are flat as investors tread cautiously. The Dow, S&P 500, ...

TOKYO -- The Nobel Prize in chemistry for 2025 has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, a professor at Kyoto University in Japan, and two other scientists for the development of a new form of molecular ...

Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel chemistry prize for developing a new form of molecular architecture, yielding materials that can help tackle challenges ...

Earthquake with magnitude of 4.9 hits Japan’s Fukushima; no tsunami expected TOKYO: An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.9 hit off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday ...

Earlier this year (March 2011), Japan was hit by one of the biggest and most deadly earthquakes in living memory; this eerily prophetic film from 2006 portrays a similar event in its opening scenes, ...

New Delhi (Vishvas News). A video is going viral on social media featuring a large sinkhole forming after a road caves in. Some users are now sharing this video, claiming it to be from India. It is ...

TOKYO— In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan's long-governing Liberal Democrats, and likely next prime minister, is an ultra-conservative star ...