PM Ishiba found himself in a hot water as he handed out gift vouchers worth 100,000 yen ($673) each to 15 first-term lower house lawmakers of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) earlier this ...

A CAR CUSTOMISER has built a spectacular Chevrolet low rider boasting over 600 custom parts. Chris Roark, from California, has transformed a 1958 Chevrolet Impala after his previous show-winning ...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong customs have uncovered the largest gold bullion-smuggling case ever recorded by the department, after officers found HK$46 million (US$5.9 million) worth of the precious metal ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of applicants for this spring's Japanese career-track national civil service examinations for fiscal 2025 fell 11.6 percent from the previous year to a record-low ...

Subaru Telescope’s celebration of its 25th anniversary is wrapping up in March 2025. There have been multiple projects to commemorate the 25 years since the telescope's first light, meaning the first ...

Ministry of Finance, through Notification No. 01/2025-Customs (ADD) dated March 7, 2025, has imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of Trichloro Isocyanuric Acid (TCCA) from China and Japan. This ...

A video featuring an Indian named Nikhil Tripathi in Japan sharing his experiences with racism in the country has gone viral, sparking conversations online. Tripathi was approached by a Japanese ...

I figured that at some point, I would get burnt out from trying to tick off all the boxes on my rapidly expanding itinerary. I’d dreamt about this trip for years and knew I wouldn’t want to slow down ...