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Japan's rice cracker industry has been facing hard times, recently grappling with sluggish consumer
"If I'd remembered that promise right away, I might have seen my mother again," says Ueda Keiko, now
Tokyo-based NHK World news director Kateryna Novytska hails from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. She reg
Iida Kunihiko insists age is no barrier to learning English. And the 81-year-old has the most profou
Ukrainian diasporas existed around the world long before the 2022 Russian invasion. Israel is one co
The pleasures of eating out can come with hurdles for some. Japanese culinary enthusiasts have taken
Findings from an independent inquiry suggesting that music mogul Johnny Kitagawa sexually abused hun
India is investing heavily in an ambitious, high-stakes bid to become a global semiconductor powerho
The Japanese landscape is dotted with giant Kannon statues that represent a Buddhist deity linked to
Physically disabled author Ichikawa Sao has won the Akutagawa Prize, one of Japan's most prestigious
Authorities in China have banned an former democracy activist from visiting his terminally ill siste
Hiroshima has emerged as a haven for many Ukrainians seeking safety from Russia's attacks on their h
Millions of undocumented migrants cross the United States' border with Mexico each year, including m
There was once a time when many Americans looked at a plate of sushi and said, "Ugh, raw fish—that's
"We didn't expect that there would be a war in Khartoum, because we lived there safely and didn't ev
Japanese morticians always pursue the best ways to console grieving families through their craft and
The Tsushima Blue Quaker butterfly, an iconic symbol of Tsushima Island, was on the brink of extinct
"Unexploded shells are still taking lives. The war for us is not over yet."
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"I'm finally getting on a boat tonight." These were the last words of a 24-year-old migrant who lost
Women who give birth at one of Japan's top hospitals are no longer being offered a common option to
