North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, says the US and Japan - the first such test since Joe Biden became US president. Pyongyang is banned from testing ballistic missiles, considered threatening weap...
The Duchess of Sussex has revealed she had a miscarriage in July, writing in an article of feeling "an almost unbearable grief". "I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second," Meghan ...
Typhoon Haishen is making its way towards South Korea after slamming through southern Japan. The storm is headed towards Busan, South Korea's second-largest city, said the country's weather agency. More than 300 flights from 10 airports wer...
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe is set to announce his resignation for health reasons, officials from his party say. He has suffered for many years from ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease, but his condition is thought to have worsened ...
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People across the world are drawing images of a mythical Japanese spirit believed to help ward off plagues. In Japan, as parts of the country declare astate of emergency, people here have been reacting to the Covid-19 pandemic in a unique way:...
A Boston-area mom of two posted an informative video on germs that went viral....
More than 77,000 coronavirus cases have been reported globally with an uptick in infections in Japan and South Korea....
Hundreds of passengers who tested negative for the new coronavirus have begun leaving a quarantined cruise ship in Japan amid heavy criticism over the country's handling of the outbreak. One Japanese health expert who visited the Diamond Pri...
The first passengers have begun disembarking from the virus-hit cruise ship moored off Yokohama, Japan after 14 days of quarantine. An outbreak of the Covid-19 virus has seen 542 passengers and crew infected on the Diamond Princess- the bigg...
Housed inside a defunct used-car dealership, this noodle joint sells ramen so delicious, it’s been named in the Michelin guide. Located in Tottori, Japan’s least-populated prefecture, Hot Air Ramen (formally nam...
The bodies of 16 Vietnamese people who were found dead in a refrigerated lorry in the UK have arrived back in Vietnam. They were among 39 migrants - eight women and 31 males, including two boys aged 15 - found in the lorry in Essex on 23 Oct...
For the past 13 years, a family has been rolling, preparing and serving mouth-wateringly fresh noodles inside a nondescript factory – but you better come early to eat here. ...
More than 110,000 people are taking part in search and rescue operations after Typhoon Hagibis struck Japan on Saturday. The typhoon - the worst storm to hit the country in decades - has left at least 37 dead, with 20 missing. Typhoon Hagib...
One of the first things visitors to Japan notice is how clean everywhere is – yet there are hardly any litter bins and street sweepers. What's the secret behind this contradiction? ...
Austrians are due to vote in snap general elections on Sunday, after a video sting scandal in May collapsed the coalition government. Opinion polls suggest former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's conservative People's Party is on track to win the...
Almost 800,000 people across three Japanese cities have been ordered to evacuate amid warnings of landslides and floods brought by heavy rain. Kagoshima city, Kirishima and Aira, in Kagoshima prefecture on Kyushu island, urged their resident...
Taiwan's parliament has become the first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage following a vote on Friday. In 2017, the island's constitutional court ruled that same-sex couples had the right to legally marry. Parliament was given a two-yea...
Final ceremonies are taking place at Tokyo's Imperial Palace to mark Emperor Akihito's historic abdication. He is the first Japanese monarch to stand down in more than 200 years. The 85-year-old was given permission to abdicate, after a thr...