Fresh fin whale meat is auctioned for the first time in decades in Japan
Meat from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast fetched up to more than $1,300 per kilogram (2.2 lbs) at auction Thursday, as officials ...
‘No time to spare’ to address Japan’s baby bust as Tokyo promises free day care to all preschoolers
It's the second family-friendly policy out of Tokyo, following the municipal government's decision to offer a 4-day work week ...
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Alaska Air will soon offer new ways to fly nonstop from Sea-Tac to Tokyo, Seoul
Alaska Air will soon leverage its merger with Hawaiian Airlines by establishing non-stops from Seattle-Tacoma Airport and ...
Alaska Airlines will offer nonstop flights to Japan, Korea
Alaska Air Group plans to grow profit by $1 billion and expand routes to other corners of the world, the company revealed ...
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Defense Department intercepts ballistic missile target in test from Guam
The Missile Defense Agency carried out its first live intercept from Guam of a ballistic missile target, intercepting a ...
Australian police declare Melbourne synagogue fire 'a terrorist attack'
Authorities in Australia confirmed Monday that last week's Melbourne synagogue fire is being investigated as "a terrorist ...
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Japan's Empress Masako says the Nobel for atomic bombing survivors shows the need to push for peace
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Empress Masako said the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, an organization of survivors of ...
Tokyo government gives workers 4-day workweek to boost fertility, family time
The Japanese capital is set to introduce a four-day workweek for government employees, in its latest push to help working ...
Honda recalls nearly 206,000 SUVs to fix fuel filler tubes that can leak gasoline, risking a fire
Honda is recalling nearly 206,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the fuel filler neck can separate from the filler pipe in a crash, ...
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1 civilian dead, 6 firefighters injured in Upper East Side apartment building fire
One person was killed and six firefighters suffered minor injuries after a fire broke out at an apartment building on the ...
Fire breaks out when illumination turned on at Tokyo Chanel store
A fire broke out during an illumination event at Chanel's Ginza store in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on the night of Dec. 2. According ...
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2 Die in Fire at Lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi’s Condo in Tokyo; Deceased Thought to be Husband Takashi and Their Daughter (UPDATE 1)
A Metropolitan Police Department investigator conducts an inspection on Thursday morning at the condominium of lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi, where a fire broke out the previous evening, in Bunkyo Ward, ...