Japan’s Ministry of Defense plans to expand a two-year-old army base on Ishigaki Island, near Taiwan, as part of efforts to ...

U.S. Army veteran Chris Dorsey returns a WWII good luck flag to a fallen Japanese soldier’s family, bringing closure and ...

Governor Kazuo Ueda on Wednesday took in stride recent rises in bond yields, saying they were a natural reflection of market ...

TOKYO -- In a hospital in Tokyo in the not-too-distant future, a doctor gently manipulates an endoscope to probe her ...

Two Long Island historical memorabilia collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried by Japanese servicemen in World ...

An artisan in the port city of Choshi, near Tokyo, is busy this season. He is hard at work coloring traditional flags offered as spring gifts to people who are starting a new stage in their life.

FILE - An American flag is displayed on the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, ...

The ancient Bhutanese ritual of hot stone baths, known to promote rest, is being offered in luxury hotels as well as rustic ...

TOKYO : Japan's Itochu is withdrawing from a buyout ... retain the store chain's role in emergency response infrastructure. Japanese officials have said convenience stores and their distribution ...

Tokyo Tower, a symbol of Japan's capital, was lit up in the three colors of the South Korean flag -- red, blue and white -- on Saturday night to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the normalization ...

a tiny island on Japan’s western frontier, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ayaka McGill) A Japanese flag flutters in the wind inside the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) base on Yonaguni, a tiny ...

Investing.com-- Shares of Japan’s five biggest trading houses rose sharply on ... His investments paid off in 2023 and 2024 following a stellar rally in Japanese stocks, as the Nikkei scaled a series ...