In the stillness of Kyoto’s Okazaki Shrine, one writer found a sense of peace surrounded by rabbit statues following her partner’s cancer diagnosis and a challenging IVF journey.

In the more than five months since becoming Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi has shown a tendency to speak ...

NOSHIRO, Akita — About 300 residents of Noshiro in Akita Prefecture celebrated the city’s 20th anniversary recently.

Thompson says his grandmother always did crafts, his aunt was an art teacher, and his mother’s first career was also as an ...

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Showcasing phallus-shaped portable shrines and pink penis candies, Japan's annual fertility festival teemed Sunday with tourists, couples and families elated by its open display of sex.

For years, U.S. President Donald Trump has repeated a story about the invention of the paper clip. On March 23, 2026, Trump claimed responsibility for sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

GEORGETOWN — A New Jersey company that specializes in redeveloping industrial sites is buying the former International Paper mill property in Georgetown County. River Development Equities on March 23 ...

Lab-made drugs soaked into the pages of letters, books and even legal documents are being smuggled behind bars, killing inmates and frustrating investigators. At the Cook County jail, inmates have ...