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After Norishige Kanai, a Japanese astronaut, initially measured over 3 inches ... Clayton Anderson, a former NASA astronaut, told ABC News that getting taller in space is normal. During his last trip in April 2010, he said he grew 2 inches. ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has approved a $130 million missile defense sale to Japan to meet the escalating threat from North Korea. The State Department says Congress was notified Tuesday of the proposed sale of four missiles for the SM-3 ... ( read original story ...)

"The 2015 agreement, which failed to reflect the victims' opinions, cannot be a genuine solution to the issue of comfort women," Ms Kang told a news conference "Our government will not demand a renegotiation, but hopes that Japan will accept the truth as ... ( read original story ...)

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(Photo: Yokohama) Yokohama Tire’s strong GEOLANDAR M/T G003 mud-terrain tires will get the ultimate test: the iconic Dakar Rally. Yokohama announced its M/T G003 tires will be on the SsangYong Motorsport Tivoli DKR vehicle in the rally, which runs from ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese Art of Saving Money." The book is currently only available in English in the U.K., but the publisher told ABC News it’s releasing the book in the U.S. this fall. The general concept starts with mindfulness about your goals -- Why are you saving? ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike on Tuesday pledged greater support in child and nursing care to address growing social needs as the nation seeks to deal with its shrinking and graying population. Koike, in an interview with The Japan Times, also said she will do ... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan said on Tuesday it can "by no means" accept South Korea's call for more steps to help "comfort women", a euphemism for girls and women forced to work in Japan's wartime brothels, a divisive issue that Japan says was resolved with a ... ( read original story ...)

The Japan Anti-Doping Agency said Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018 that Suzuki was banned for putting an anabolic steroid into the drink bottle of his rival at a national championship in September. (Kyodo News via AP) The incident is Japan's first case of an athlete ... ( read original story ...)

Japan says the US has apologised for a series of recent accidents on its territory involving American military equipment. The incidents on the southern island of Okinawa included the emergency landings of two US military helicopters. Okinawa Governor ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - While people in Japan's north are bundled up in thick clothing as the mercury plummets, triggering weather warnings on Tuesday (Jan 9), those in Tokyo and Yokohama are feeling spring-like temperatures of 18 deg Celsius. In the capital, many among ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO • No money to pay for a meal? No problem - just work for 50 minutes. That is the recipe to combat hunger for Ms Sekai Kobayashi, 33, a former engineer who will not turn away penniless customers at her restaurant Mirai Shokudo (translated as Future ... ( read original story ...)

(CNN) -- Most visitors to Osaka, Japan, have seen the bright yellow oblong-shaped Ferris wheel next to the famous Glico Man Sign billboard along the Dotonbori River. Few realize it's an actual ride, often mistaking it for just another wild Osaka decoration. ( read original story ...)

The first permanent snake café is in Tokyo, Japan – and, while it might not be everyone’s cup of tea, for reptile lovers it could prove the ultimate chance to get up close and personal with their scaly favourites. Tokyo Snake Center in the trendy ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — It might seem more appropriate at a children's costume party, but a purple cape has become an unlikely weapon in Japan's efforts to get its workers ... is not cool' was effective," she told NBC News. This was not a case, however, of bosses ... ( read original story ...)

Thirty people who would have passed entrance exams to Osaka University in February 2017 were instead considered to have failed due to a mistake in a physics question and how it was marked, the university has announced. Osaka University was later twice told ... ( read original story ...)