CHONGQING, China (AP) Amber Glenn of the United States performed a personal-best free skate to win the Cup of China and secure a spot in the Grand Prix Final. Second after the short program Glenn opened with a clean triple axel and reeled off six clean triples to overtake Japans Mone Chiba with a personal-best score of 144.70 for a total of 215.54 points. Along with her victory at the Gr...

Tom MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida including care of muhly grass, Japanese blueberry trees, foxtail ferns, bird of paradise, podocarpus, camellias, bush beans and lichen.

Japan is offering taxi and bus license exams in other languages to attract more foreign drivers amid a manpower shortage.

What You Need to Know: The USS George Washington (CVN-73), a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, has returned to Yokosuka, Japan, to serve as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier. This marks a return to Japan for the ship, which previously held the same role from 2008 to 2015 before being relieved by the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76).

The rocket scientist-turned-historian spent three years beginning at the age of 9 in a relocation camp in Wyoming. He has made it his mission to tell the story.

The store features exclusive merchandise and clothing only available to Sin City shoppers.

When Yasuaki Aoyama was a boy, he caught a glimpse of a concept for a shower that blew his mind. Shown off at the 1970 Japan World Expo, the shower was an egg-shaped pod that filled with water and released massaging balls that would scrub the body of the person inside of this ridiculous human […]The post

Sunday's Japan Cup highlights weekend horse racing,with the Hong Kong International Races looming just over the horizon.

Rahm Emanuel, the hard-charging Democratic operative from Chicago now serving as U.S. ambassador to Japan, is trying to sort out where he could best serve his party -- fueling speculation he could be interested in taking over the reins of the Democratic National Committee.

Rahm Emanuel, the hard-charging Democratic operative from Chicago now serving as U.S. ambassador to Japan, is trying to sort out where he could best serve his party -- fueling speculation he could be interested in taking over the reins of the Democratic National Committee.

In hopes of tackling continuing issues of inflation, the Japanese government okayed a wide-ranging economic package worth $250 billion to address racing energy costs and benefit a lot of low-income families.

CHONGQING, China (AP) American figure skater Amber Glenn faltered on her combination jump to finish second behind Japans Mone Chiba in a very close short program at the Cup of China. Skating to This Time by Janet Jackson, Glenn opened with a slightly under-rotated triple axel and stepped out of the landing of the triple flip-triple toeloop combination. The U.S. champion recovered t...

The latest U.S. sanctions against Russia are not expected to affect the purchases of Japans Osaka Gas of Russian LNG under its long-term contract for LNG from the Sakhalin-2 LNG project, Osaka Gass president Masataka Fujiwara said on Friday. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of the Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Gazprombank in what the Treasury said was ano...

TOKYO (AP) Japan approved a 39 trillion yen ($250 billion) economic stimulus package Friday centered around initiatives it said were aimed at boosting individual incomes. The broad plan passed by the Cabinet is the centerpiece of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishibas recently installed administration. It provides support for digital innovation in the worlds fourth largest economy,...

TOKYOAbout 6 percent of Nissan Motor staff in the United States have accepted early retirement packages, a company spokesperson said on Thursday, as part of the struggling Japanese carmakers plan to cut 9,000 jobs worldwide. Nissan had about 17,000 employees in the United States as of March, according to a security filing. Roughly 1,000 U.S. […]

This is the second time for USS George Washington to be forward-deployed to Japan.

Don't place Roki Sasaki on any Hollywood billboards just yet.

The agent for Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki has taken exception with club executives who insinuate he previously negotiated a handshake deal with the Dodgers.

Disney+ unveiled its expansion into Japanese unscripted content with Traveling with Snow Man (working title), alongside its launch of new Japanese originals including BULLET/BULLET and CATS EYE. Additionally, Disney+ confirmed that the second season of Japanese live action original Gannibal will premiere on March 19, 2025. Disney+ said that it will expand into Japanese unscripted […]