Kazuki Matsumoto, a specially appointed researcher of preventive medicine with Chiba University. Elderly residents who generally do not use private vehicles are 1.6 times more likely to develop ...

Major League Baseball’s average salary broke the $5 million barrier on opening day for the first time, according to a study by The Associated Press. The New York Mets, with Juan Soto's record $61.9 ...

If you’re looking to enjoy the beauty of cherry blossoms paired with the relaxing atmosphere of a historic hot spring town, the Arima Onsen Cherry Blossom Festival is the perfect destination. Just 30 ...

North Korea criticized a recent agreement by Japan and the United States on co-producing air-to-air missiles as aggravating regional security risks and another example of Washington's push to ...

Manchester United needs to win seven of its eight remaining Premier League games this season just to match its worst-ever points total in the modern era. That's how bad it's got for the record 20-time ...

In Uganda's Mbale district, famous for its production of arabica coffee, a plague of plastic bags locally known as buveera is creeping beyond the city. It's a problem that has long littered the ...

I’ve always marveled at the ticket gates at Japanese train stations by the way you can just toss a ticket in at any angle and it comes out perfectly scanned and straightened in a second flat. The ...

France's foreign minister warned on Wednesday that if world powers were unable to quickly reach a new agreement with Iran over its contested nuclear program then a military confrontation seemed ...

Police in Izunokuni City, Shizuoka Prefecture, have arrested two Vietnamese men on suspicion of attempted murder after they hit each other with a metal hammer. The incident occurred at around 1:30 p.m ...

An American man was arrested in Kobe last month after he allegedly brought a handgun and ammunition into Japan in his luggage by mistake and passed through airport customs undetected, local police ...

Liverpool restored their 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League after Diogo Jota's strike won a feisty Merseyside derby 1-0 over Everton on Wednesday. Everton captain James Tarkowski escaped ...

As part of its efforts to be more eco-friendly, roughly five years ago Starbucks Japan switched from plastic straws to paper ones. However, consumers haven’t been happy with paper straws in general, ...