Geisha toss beans in annual good luck ritual at Kyoto shrine
KYOTO--Geisha scattered roasted soybeans to exorcise “evil spirits” and bring good fortune in the year ahead during a ...
Takeaways from India's budget that slashes income tax on the salaried middle class to spur growth
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government presented an annual budget to Parliament on Saturday that focused on wooing ...
KFC burger binge at China airport offers glimpse of N. Korean lives
Staff in the Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet at the airport here brace themselves for a stampede every time an Air Koryo flight ...
Workers finish building ramp into sinkhole to rescue driver
Rescue workers completed building a ramp in a desperate attempt to reach a truck driver trapped for days inside a sinkhole ...
Stronger footing overseas means better bullet trains in Japan
Even though the Tokaido Shinkansen boasts some of the world’s most sophisticated high-speed rail technologies, it has made ...
Fuji TV leaders to resign, say they lack awareness of human rights
The chairman and president of Fuji Television Network Inc. will resign over the reported sexual misconduct scandal involving ...
Few flowers open on cherry trees in Izu fest to herald an early spring
A cherry blossom festival held here as a harbinger of early spring in the Izu Peninsula is now under way, but ironically not many flowers are open due to cold weather.
Ex-prison officer gives rare look behind the walls of an execution
A former correctional officer offered a rare first-hand account of the execution of a death row inmate he participated in ...
Water, cave-ins hamper rescue of trucker stuck in growing sinkhole
The rescue operation for a truck driver trapped in a sinkhole at an intersection here continues to be hampered by the increasing instability of the site.
Philippine president offers a deal to China: Stop sea aggression and I'll return missiles to U.S.
MANILA--Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. offered on Friday to remove a U.S. missile system from the Philippines if ...
Indonesian and French defense ministers agree to deepen cooperation to maintain regional stability
JAKARTA--The defense ministers of France and Indonesia agreed Friday to work more closely to maintain regional stability, ...
Osaka whale burial cost could have been 14 million yen less
OSAKA—An external review released by the city government here on Jan. 30 found that improved negotiations could have slashed ...