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Carlos Alcaraz joined reigning Italian Open champion Alexander Zverev in the last 16 in Rome after seeing off Laslo Djere 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 on center court on Sunday. Four-time Grand Slam champion ...
Police in Tokyo have arrested a 71-year-old woman on suspicion of abandoning the body of her brother in a room at their home for three years. Police said they believe the woman, Yoshiko Nitta, may ...
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a new salvo of measures to toughen up Britain's migration system on Sunday, saying many immigrants would have to wait longer before getting the status ...
Our reporter Masanuki Sunakoma does a lot of travel for work, zipping around the country on Japan’s network of shinkansen bullet trains, but one recent rail ride turned out to be like none he’s ever ...
Business is booming at Japanese discount chain Don Quijote, which sells everything from nostril-hair wax to compact gadgets and colourful party costumes, thanks to its cult status among tourists but ...
Japan's health insurance system, praised globally for supporting one of the world's longest-lived populaces, ensures medical care remains affordable for all residents through mechanisms such as capped ...
At the biggest jewelry center in the United States, Alberto Hernandez fired up his machine on a recent day and waited until it glowed bright orange inside before shoveling in an assortment of rings, ...
The Tokyo government has begun work to redevelop a two-kilometer expressway which encircles the capital's Ginza shopping district into an elevated greenway for pedestrians by the 2040s. The Tokyo Sky ...
If you believe life is all about small wins, then there’s a site in Japan you’ll really want to visit. Called Bentenyama, this little-known site will give you a big sense of accomplishment…as it’s the ...
I suspect the US will get its forces out of Japan in the event of a Taiwan conflict. Whether that alone causes Japan to be drawn into the war, I don't know.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday he is hoping for a full and temporary ceasefire with Russia starting Monday, adding he would be in Turkey to negotiate with Russian President ...
Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff that featured some symbolic gestures suggesting a message ...