BRUSSELS — Economic powerhouses Japan and France reported their first cases of the omicron variant Tuesday, while new findings indicate the mutant coronavirus was already in Europe close to a week before South Africa sounded the alarm.
Brazil and Japan joined the rapidly widening circle of countries to report cases of the omicron variant Tuesday, while new findings indicate the mutant coronavirus was already in Europe close to a week before South Africa sounded the alarm.
TOKYO (AP) — Fumio Kishida, reelected as Japan’s prime minister on Wednesday after his governing party scored a major victory in key parliamentary elections, said the coronavirus remains the country's most urgent issue and pledged to take steps to mend the pandemic-battered economy.
Cars already know how to park themselves and warn drowsy drivers. Cars that Mazda has in the works know when drivers have a stroke or heart attack.
The cars Mazda has in the works know when drivers have a stroke or heart attack.
Scientists say this 3D printed meat could be on your plate within the next 5 years.
A new paperback, crisp as a fall apple — what could be nicer? Here are six fresh ones, ranging from suspense fiction to sweeping biography. Happy reading! "Find You First" by Linwood Barclay (HarperCollins, $9.99). Barclay, a bestselling author of well-crafted novels of suspense ("Elevator Pitch"), kept me up late reading this one not long ago. In it, the heirs of a dying tech multimillionaire ...
Japanese Princess Mako quietly married a commoner without traditional wedding celebrations Tuesday and said their marriage — delayed three yea…
Almost overnight, Japan has become a stunning, and somewhat mysterious, coronavirus success story. Daily new COVID-19 cases have plummeted fro…
Japan's former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida won the governing party leadership election on Wednesday and is set to become the next prime min…
"If you looked at everything I've gone through for the past seven years, I should have never made another Olympic team," Biles told New York magazine.
Guinness World Records certified two Japanese sisters as the world's oldest living identical twins on Respect for the Aged Day, a national holiday in Japan.
Tokyo residents show their support for the Paralympic Games as Japan's Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) aerobatics team Blue Impulse soared overh…
Jerry Moles said his mother planted a garden 40 years ago that was destroyed in two days earlier this month by tree trimmers sent by Appalachian Power.
The Paralympic symbol was installed on Friday, August 20 in Tokyo Bay ahead of the Paralympic Games scheduled for August 24 to September 5.
A Panamanian ship broke into two in Aomori Prefecture, spilling oil into the ocean. All 21 crew members from China and the Philippines were re…
Hansle Parchment nearly missed the 100-meter hurdles semifinals at the Tokyo Olympics but got an assist from a volunteer and went on to win th…
Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi capped off an unblemished 17-year Olympics run with a record fifth gold medal — and seventh straight for the U.S. women.
When Makoto Kikuchi was aiming to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics boxing tournaments two years ago, she felt pressure to hide her sexual o…
The Gyoda city transformed rice fields into art by planting different colors of rice plants, creating a spectacular piece of work.
The Gyoda city transformed rice fields into art by planting different colors of rice plants, creating a spectacular piece of work.
Cheering is frowned upon at the virus-postponed Olympics, but training continues at a Tokyo gym for an energetic squad of cheerleaders whose a…
Simone Biles says she withdrew from the Olympics gymnastics team final because she wasn't in the right headspace to compete. Here's the latest.
Simone Biles withdrew from the women’s gymnastics team event at the Tokyo Olympics, and the Russian team won gold over the U.S.
Tom Daley hopes he can be a good role model to LGBT youth after he won his first-ever Olympic gold medal on Monday in the synchronized diving …
