Geisha toss beans in annual good luck ritual at Kyoto shrine
KYOTO--Geisha scattered roasted soybeans to exorcise “evil spirits” and bring good fortune in the year ahead during a ...
Takeaways from India's budget that slashes income tax on the salaried middle class to spur growth
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government presented an annual budget to Parliament on Saturday that focused on wooing ...
KFC burger binge at China airport offers glimpse of N. Korean lives
Staff in the Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet at the airport here brace themselves for a stampede every time an Air Koryo flight ...
Workers finish building ramp into sinkhole to rescue driver
Rescue workers completed building a ramp in a desperate attempt to reach a truck driver trapped for days inside a sinkhole ...
Few flowers open on cherry trees in Izu fest to herald an early spring
A cherry blossom festival held here as a harbinger of early spring in the Izu Peninsula is now under way, but ironically not many flowers are open due to cold weather.
Stronger footing overseas means better bullet trains in Japan
Even though the Tokaido Shinkansen boasts some of the world’s most sophisticated high-speed rail technologies, it has made ...
Fuji TV leaders to resign, say they lack awareness of human rights
The chairman and president of Fuji Television Network Inc. will resign over the reported sexual misconduct scandal involving ...
SUMO/ Hoshoryu seizes 2nd career title, to be promoted to 74th yokozuna
In a dramatic come-from-behind victory, ozeki Hoshoryu clinched his second championship on Jan. 26, virtually ensuring his ...
Flames engulf mountain slope in Nara as part of spring festivities
NARA--A festival that involves setting fire to a grassy mountain slope was held at Mount Wakakusayama here to herald the ...
Ex-prison officer gives rare look behind the walls of an execution
A former correctional officer offered a rare first-hand account of the execution of a death row inmate he participated in ...
Philippine president offers a deal to China: Stop sea aggression and I'll return missiles to U.S.
MANILA--Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. offered on Friday to remove a U.S. missile system from the Philippines if ...
Indonesian and French defense ministers agree to deepen cooperation to maintain regional stability
JAKARTA--The defense ministers of France and Indonesia agreed Friday to work more closely to maintain regional stability, ...