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Aomori to Sapporo are among 7 cities globally renowned for the highest snowfall. These include Buffalo, Syracuse, and Rochester in New York, Valdez in Alaska, and Marquette in Michigan. Lake-effect ... ( read original story ...)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will participate in an online summit of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Dec. 6, Japanese news agency Kyodo News reported, ( read original story ...)

It tells a story of self-discovery, morality, and what it means to be human. Winning the grand prize for manga at the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival and currently only printed abroad, the English translation of "Origin" hit U. ( read original story ...)

In response to a surge in demand for larger tyre sizes driven by increased sales in the premium and luxury vehicle segments, Yokohama, the Japanese tyre maker, is gearing up to expand its capabilities ... ( read original story ...)

Harmonic Drive Systems , a Japanese maker of speed reducers, said on Wednesday that Toyota Motor would sell its entire stake of 4,379,400 shares in it in the open market overseas. ( read original story ...)

Japan, Britain and Italy will sign a treaty in Tokyo next week to establish a joint organisation and industry group for developing their planned advanced jet fighter, three sources with direct knowledge of the plans said. ( read original story ...)

Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer is seeking a return to Major League Baseball despite interest from Japan's Nippon Professional ... ( read original story ...)

Tennis star Naomi Osaka is well known for her cool outfits. It isn’t a surprise that Osaka is considered to be one of the best in fashion in the tennis circuit. In a recent turn of events, Osaka put an interesting set of pictures on her Instagram and her boyfriend Cordae just affirmed her claim ( ...

But in Japan, pigeons may have become the victims of crime, after police arrested a Tokyo taxi driver on suspicion of deliberately driving into a flock of the birds, killing one of them. Suspect ... ( read original story ...)

The government of the Japanese capital has decided to abolish the income limit on free tuition for high school students living in Tokyo, maki･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

A Tokyo taxi driver was arrested for deliberately driving into a flock of pigeons, killing one, reportedly because he was angry that the birds were on the road. ( read original story ...)

The newly revealed plan calls for SLIM to begin its descent toward the moon on Jan. 19 around 10 a.m. EST (1500 GMT; 12 a.m. on Jan. 20 Japanese Standard Time). Touchdown — which would mark the first-ever soft lunar landing for a Japanese spacecraft — is scheduled to occur about 20 minutes later. ( read ...

Sentiment at big Japanese manufacturers surged, improving for a second straight month as the auto sector continued to recover from last year's semiconductor shortage and supply chain woes, a monthly Reuters Tankan survey found. ( read original story ...)

Inspired by Nintendo’s Donkey Kong franchise, the highlight of the new area is a coaster themed to the games complete with a mine cart ride vehicle. The area is just a warp pipe away from the Super Mario Bros. ( read original story ...)

For a mere 300 Japanese Yen (Rs 170), kimono-dressed women slap a willing customer in the face with their palms, over and over again. ( read original story ...)

The electric eel is the biggest power-making creature on Earth. It can release up to 860 volts, which is enough to run a machine. In a recent study, a research group from Nagoya University in Japan ... ( read original story ...)