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A public elementary school in rural Japan has done away with homework — and after one year, some stu
Life is good for some people in the United States right now as wages increase and companies book pro
Japanese figure skating star Uno Shoma has announced his retirement. The 26-year-old collected sever
A Sudanese academic working in Japan is pondering his family's future after a year of armed conflict
The world's biggest general election got underway on April 19 when the first of India's roughly 970
There was a time in Japan when most people knew their blood type on the ABO system, a classification
A growing number of Ukrainian soldiers want to ensure that even if they don't return from battle, th
Relics from World War Two are being returned to the families of soldiers who died in foreign lands.
April 1 is the start of a new fiscal year in Japan and a time to celebrate with new colleagues. Many
In a town devastated by the 2011 tsunami, one survivor's dedication to his late father's legacy is f
For many of the 17,000 foreign residents in Ishikawa Prefecture, January's Noto Peninsula earthquake
Undeterred by declining appetites for whale meat, and unfazed by global opposition to commercial hun
South Korea is grappling with an ultralow birthrate and declining population, prompting the governme
A year of conflict in Sudan has left thousands dead and forced millions to flee their homes. As fig
Point a camera at a group of Japanese people at a graduation ceremony, a cherry blossom picnic, or a
Over 3,000 victims of the massive earthquake that struck Japan's Noto Peninsula on New Year's Day ar
In South Korea, more than 30 percent of women in their 30s are single. For men, the figure tops 50 p
It's a sight to behold ― three young women working intently on a pair of centuries-old, towering woo
More than 25,000 babies have been born in Gaza since fighting between the Israeli military and the I
When the Vladivostok Ballet performed ''Sleeping Beauty'' in Pyongyang during March to mark the 75th
