Japanese company denies making Hezbollah's exploding walkie-talkies
OSAKA--The Japanese maker of the brand of walkie-talkies linked to explosions targeting the Hezbollah armed group that killed ...
Nintendo, Pokemon sue ‘Palworld’ producer for patent infringement
Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the producer of hit survival adventure game ...
Craftsman’s death masks help those who have lost loved ones
Kiuchi felt as if he were clutching at straws as he made an online search, which led him to find a craftsman in Chiba, the ...
Japan introduces dogs to sniff out wads of hidden cash at airports
Japan is introducing sniffer dogs at its airports to prevent large amounts of undeclared cash from being moved out of the ...
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China says carrier accused of entering Japanese waters was on routine training
BEIJING--China said on Thursday its Liaoning aircraft carrier had been on a routine training mission in the western Pacific and dismissed charges by Tokyo that the vessel and its escorts had entered ...
Drones deployed to ‘suicide forest’ for patrol and rescue initiative
To combat the persistent threat of suicides in Aokigahara forest, officials here are now relying on drones in addition to ...
Newbie tries canyoning in a valley in western Tokyo's Okutama
Participants descend down a cliff while holding a rope and supported by a tour guide in Unasawa valley in the Okutama region ...
EVERY BENTO TELLS A STORY/ Eggplant-miso bento: Eggplant takes me back to eating a falafel on the streets of Paris
Here is a story from Paris about eggplant, a summer vegetable. On Sundays, I used to eat a falafel sandwich with fried ...
U.S. keeps missile system in Philippines as China tensions rise, tests wartime deployment
MANILA--The United States has no immediate plans to withdraw a mid-range missile system deployed in the Philippines, despite ...
Adoption fraud separated generations of South Korean children from their families, AP finds
SEOUL--South Korea’s government, Western countries and adoption agencies worked in tandem to supply some 200,000 Korean ...
Tottori moon-like dunes offer lunar surface for space-related projects
TOTTORI—Space-related businesses hoping to do testing for a future lunar mission can do the next best thing back on Earth ...
VOX POPULI: Silence speaks louder than words in LDP election speeches
Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. "Enzetsu-kai" meetings are now being held ...