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The fourth series of Race Across the World has kicked off and viewers were shocked by a brand-new rule that banned them from using Japan's fastest train to get across the country ... ( read original story ...)

A pure gold bowl priced at about 10 million yen (about 65,000 U.S. dollars) was stolen from a Tokyo department store on Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | ... ( read original story ...)

White House guests included actor Robert De Niro, former figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, and Bill and Hillary Clinton. ( read original story ...)

Long-simmering tensions between China and its neighbors will be in the spotlight on Thursday as leaders of the U.S., Japan and the Philippines gather at the White House to push back on Beijing's ... ( read original story ...)

I have to admit that I find travel so exhausting that I’m at a loss as to why anyone would willingly watch an episode of Race Across the World, let alone have the stamina to keep up with the whole ... ( read original story ...)

Race Across the World returned for its fourth season on Wednesday (April 10), as five more teams competed to travel to various destinations without phones or flying, and on a tight budget with limited ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has agreed to partner with the United States to help reduce the cost of floating offshore wind projects, the White House said in a statement released during Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit ... ( read original story ...)

United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he supported his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida's attempts to hold face-to-face talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. "I have faith in ... ( read original story ...)

Students who wrote down their feelings and shredded the paper showed a decrease in subjective anger. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Osaka Prefectural Police recaptured a bright white peahen around noon on April 10 after it had caused a brief commotion when it escaped its o･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo office vacancies dropped to a three-year low in March, a sign that the commercial real estate market in the Japanese capital is withstanding the slump afflicting major cities around the world. ( read original story ...)

Hawaii-born Akebono Taro, one of the greats of sumo wresting and a former grand champion, has died at the age of 54. ( read original story ...)

Former world number one Naomi Osaka said Thursday that she was looking at "a bigger picture" and not just results since returning to tennis late last year after giving birth. "But I have to look at it ... ( read original story ...)

If you've ever seen the hit Netflix Japanese series Alice in Borderland, you'd know that there is a certain thrill and buzz when it comes to being alone in. Just me, myself and I. Well, if you want to ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's Ueno Park has 800 cherry trees belonging to 55 varieties. It has become one of the most famous places for cherry blossom viewing in Tokyo, with areas designated for laying out picnic mats and ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka returns to the BJK Cup for the first time in four years on Friday, optimistically hoping to force her way into the Olympic Games. ( read original story ...)