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TOKYO: From cute and cuddly to wacky and weird, Japan’s mascots – known as yuru-chara – are everywhere. The country has thousands of yuru-chara, each representing a region, promoting an event, or ...

When people think of dangerous animals, they usually picture predators like lions, sharks, or snakes. But some of the most ...

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Two and a half years after their Women’s World Cup dream on home soil ended in heartbreak, Australia return to the same piece of turf in search of redemption. The ghosts of the past may still linger, ...

Several European nations and Japan have issued a joint statement saying they would take steps to stabilise energy markets, a day after several strikes on energy facilities in the Gulf region sent oil ...

George Russell pipped team-mate Kimi Antonelli to the fastest time of first practice in an early show of Mercedes strength around Suzuka ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix. Russell, who leads the ...

US president Donald Trump’s meeting with Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday, supposed to be a routine diplomatic affair turned tense after an exchange over American strikes on Iran ...

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Japan’s economy contracted at an annual pace of 2.3% in the July-September period, the government reported Monday, as exports suffered from the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and ...

An exhibition of haiku poems and drawings themed on cherry blossoms by Japanese and U.S. elementary school children began at the Japan Information and Culture Center in Washington on Monday. The event ...

JJ Redick was already preaching one type of Japanese philosophy, harping to his team about the concept of “kaizen” to improve each day. Off the court, the head coach found inspiration in another ...