Four months later, with this massive military assistance from the U.S., the Soviet Union landed on the Kuril Islands, ...

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Crocidolite, a highly carcinogenic type of asbestos, has been found exposed at a hotel damaged by the January 2024 Noto ...

Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...

Osaka, Japan: World Expo opened on Sunday with 160 countries and regions showcasing their technology, culture and food, with host Japan hoping to provide the world with some much-needed hope.

Osaka, Japan: Japan's prime minister urged the importance of unity in a world plagued by "divisions" at a futuristic but also tradition-steeped opening ceremony for the World Expo on Saturday.

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When Genki Sakurai began working for his family’s rice farm 17 years ago, there were more than a dozen rice farmers in his neighborhood in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. Now, he says ...

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Around 5000 remain in the wild, and over 2000 visit Japan every winter. On a bird-watching trip to Hokkaido, priority should be given to tracking Steller’sses. They can be seen from the Nemuro ...