A dayslong search is underway for James “Weston” Higginbotham, a 20-year-old American student who disappeared during a family vacation in Japan.

Japan has changed practice venues in Monterrey ahead of the World Cup after players encountered an uneven pitch marred by patches of dirt at their original training ground.

Japan's defense chief rejected China's "new militarism" claims, saying Tokyo's buildup is transparent as Beijing expands its military.

Eight crested ibises have been released into the wild in a north-central Japanese town, decades after going extinct in the country.

A sika deer in Nara, Japan, raised smiles on May 9 when it stopped obediently at a red pedestrian crossing light and waited for the signal to change. Only when the light turned green and nearby pedestrians began to cross did the deer follow.

"We need more media outlets like Tansa to be established — competing as rivals where necessary, but collaborating to invigorate journalism."

PARIS, June 4 () - The United States will respect tariff caps in trade deals struck with the European Union, Japan and other ‌countries, and planned U. tariffs over forced labour provide the legal ‌basis to do so,