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TOKYO -- Japan's Mercian will stop selling France's Beaujolais Nouveau wine, a variety that was once hugely popular in Japan but has been falling out of favor, as rising import costs eat into ...
Kirin Holdings’ wine unit will stop selling the early-release wine in Japan amid soaring costs and changing tastes in what ...
DYSYNNI Hockey Club’s John Benntt gained five more caps playing for Wales Senior Men in the FIH Nations Cup on 15–21 June.
The execution by hanging of a man convicted of killing nine people in Japan comes amidst a growing debate over the country's use of capital punishment.
The leading role the United States plays in liquefied natural gas traces its roots to a small Alaskan outpost that began shipping the fuel to Japan in 1969.
Airport staff used a car to chase it away and closed the runway again, with the bear still at large somewhere in the facility.
The 50th and final liftoff of Japan's H-2A rocket launched the GOSAT-GW satellite on Saturday, June 28, 2025.
Takahiro Shiraishi was put to death on Friday, eight years after body parts were found in coolers at his home outside Tokyo. It was Japan’s first execution in years.
No fentanyl had been seized at Japan's borders in the six years through 2024, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday, after a media report alleged a Chinese group in Japan smuggled ...
Airlines are cancelling flights to Japan due to reduced demand attributed to anxiety over the disaster prediction.
A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday, Japan’s Justice Ministry said. Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the “Twitter ...
Japan said China is building a 20th structure in a disputed, energy-rich area and called for a return to negotiations.