Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female Prime Minister in October; now she’s gambling it at the polls.

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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve the lower house of Parliament soon for a snap election.

The European Union will dedicate most of a massive new loan program to Ukraine’s military needs over the next two years while also injecting billions into its war-ravaged economy, European Commission ...

The recent film Rental Family, starring Brendan Fraser and directed by Hikari, has put a spotlight on a social phenomenon in ...

Just like the actor played by Brendan Fraser, Sight Unseen's Julia Lebedev and Eddie Vaisman gleaned lessons about life and ...

J APAN is consumed by talk of a “foreigner problem”. The story goes that the country has been overrun by ill-mannered migrant ...

Opposition to housing policies reflects an outcry of a deep cultural and psychological loss for Native Hawaiians.

Japan’s lack of public trash cans often surprises visitors, but cultural norms and safety concerns explain why travelers ...

Origami, the Japanese art of paper folding by using one sheet of paper to make things like animals, figures and objects. The ...