Fumio Kimura, who leads a group called Ainu Neno An Ainu no Kai. An item listed as an Ainu “family register ledger” was sold on Yahoo Auctions, drawing outrage from members of the indigenous community ...

Happiness is taking control of a beloved comic strip. Sony is buying a 41% stake in the Charles M. Schulz comic “Peanuts” and its characters including Snoopy and Charlie Brown from Canada's WildBrain ...

Among the top-ranking beer companies in Japan, Kirin Brewery places second in market share. Its clear, golden color and sweet malt taste characterize the brand’s famous ichiban shibori (first press) ...

Czech skiers have a knack for pulling off the unexpected in super-G races. First there was Ester Ledecká's unforgettable win at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, wearing low-ranked bib No. 26. And on ...

Japan reaffirmed its decades-old pledge never to possess nuclear weapons on Friday after local media reported that a ‌senior security official suggested the country should acquire them to deter ...

At the movies this fall, Josh O’Connor plays a hot priest with a complicated past, Keanu Reeves is an angel who lost his wings and Elizabeth Olsen has a romantic dilemma in the afterlife. Hollywood, ...

For those with an interest in Japanese cuisine, you can’t hear the name of Tokyo’s Tsukiji neighborhood without thinking about sushi, and it’s hard to think of sushi for very long without thinking ...

President Vladimir Putin emphasized Friday that Moscow’s troops were advancing across the battlefield in Ukraine and voiced confidence the Kremlin would achieve its goals militarily if Kyiv doesn't ...

The ATP Tour set out a new safeguarding policy Friday which aims to ensure players and staff feel safe from abuse on tour and know how to report inappropriate behavior. In a move which mirrors work ...

Four immigrants died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ‌custody in the past week, according to the agency, as deaths in 2025 reached a two-decade high. The four detainees, from Haiti, ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was hopeful but clear about the challenges facing the Trump administration's Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas peace efforts and defended increasing U.S. military pressure ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is moving to clamp down on a visa program that aims to increase diversity after the suspect in an attack at Brown University was linked to it, ‌the latest ...