TOKYO: The character "kuma" – meaning bear in Japanese – was chosen as "kanji" of 2025 following a year defined by a surge in ...

The kanji for “bear” (熊, kuma) was chosen as the single most representative character symbolic of the social mood in Japan this year, the Kyoto-based Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation said ...

A federal appeals court has blocked the immediate release of hundreds of immigrants detained during a Chicago-area ...

A political controversy has erupted in Telangana following the arrest of the state BJP's social media convener, Sumiran ...

Japan has issued a megaquake advisory after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture on the main island TOKYO -- Japan issued a megaquake advisory ...

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck northern Japan on Monday. Tsunami advisories have been lifted for the Pacific coastline in ...

Confidence in the safety of the food supply is paramount in a nuclear or radiological emergency. “Although low probability events, nuclear emergencies are potentially high impact, so it is important ...

These were the updates about the impact of floods in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka on December 1, 2025.

Japan is set to spend roughly ¥252.5 billion ($1.6 billion) in an extra budget to further support developments of artificial intelligence and semiconductors. The sum is much smaller than the about ...

Miniso banners at the Rice Village area indicate the international retailer is preparing to open another location in the Greater Houston area. (Melissa Enaje/Community Impact) International ...

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A woman accused of assaulting a top Japanese diplomat in downtown Portland in 2023 was granted release Monday to live with her mother pending trial after her latest court-ordered visit to a federal ...