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Nobel Peace Prize winner revealed
Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
Plane passengers shocked as inappropriate movie plays on every screen: 'No way to turn it off'
Qantas has confirmed the incident and stated that due to technical issues, individual movie selection was not available.
Wreck of WWII ‘Ghost Ship of the Pacific' discovered off California in 'exceptional' condition
"Its story, from U.S. Navy service to Japanese capture and back again, makes it a powerful symbol of the Pacific War's complexity."
World War II-era bomb explodes at airport, leaving huge crater and forcing dozens of cancelations
Land and Transport Ministry officials said there were no aircraft nearby when the bomb exploded at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan.
Why aren't you 'doing a Biden?' Disgruntled citizens of allied countries want leaders to step aside
Some disgruntled citizens in US allied countries are asking why their own leaders aren’t “doing a Biden’’ — and stepping aside so that someone better can take over.
Japanese court acquits former boxer in 1966 murder retrial after decades on death row
Iwao Hakamada’s acquittal by the Shizuoka District Court makes him the fifth death-row convict to be found not guilty in a retrial in postwar Japanese criminal justice.
Your complete zodiac travel guide: Which cities align with your star chart?
With so many places to go and a finite number of days to live, we can seek the stars to point the way to the best destinations.
Lame-duck Biden making allied leaders trek to Delaware for annual summit
The summit follows prior annual meetups at the White House and in Tokyo and Hiroshima, Japan. The next Quad gathering in 2025 will be hosted by India, with a new...
Prince Hisahito becomes first royal male in Japan to reach adulthood in 4 decades
Hisahito, who is set to become the emperor one day, is the nephew of Japanese Emperor Naruhito.
Biden to block nearly $15B sale of US Steel to Japanese company despite CEO's warnings: report
US Steel CEO David Burritt warned the company would likely shutter steel mills if the federal government stepped in to derail the merger.
Dad, 40, claims he sleeps just 30 minutes each day for last 12 years to double his life expectancy
A Japanese father and bodybuilder claims he is a "true master" and has "doubled" his life expectancy by only sleeping half an hour per night for a dozen years.
Japanese government encouraging 4-day workweek due to labor shortage
The Japanese government is trying to encourage more businesses to adopt a 4-day work week due to a labor shortage in the country.
Grandson of World War II veteran reunites souvenir flag with Japanese family
A New York man spent seven years working with a nonprofit to find the family of a Japanese soldier.
Typhoon Shanshan makes landfall in Japan, killing 3 and snarling air traffic
At least three people were killed in southwestern Japan on Thursday as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall in Kagoshima prefecture, bringing heavy rain and very strong winds as well as snarling...
Family offered 'insulting' $600 from airline after CrowdStrike nightmare caused them to spend $7,000 on accommodations
An Australian family was dealt blow after blow while trying to fly home from their holiday in Japan with Jetstar, costing them thousands of dollars.
'Horny, lonely' dolphin blamed for attacks on beachgoers in Japan
A lonely dolphin has been blamed for a spike in attacks on beachgoers in Japan, with experts warning the aquatic animal may be lashing out due to sexual frustration.
Boozed-up karate master beats up haunted house worker dressed as ghost — then sues the theme park and loses
A boozed-up karate expert in Japan shattered the jaw of a haunted house worker dressed as a ghost because he got startled at a haunted house — then took the...
Dozens of flights at one of Japan's busiest airports were canceled — all because of a pair of missing scissors
Passengers had to deal with hundreds of delayed flights on Saturday.