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Huge crowds of visitors during cherry blossom season have put a picturesque Japanese town on edge. Some residents are trying ...

Callum Wilson's stoppage-time goal completed a frantic finish at the London Stadium, where West Ham United beat Everton 2-1 ...

A new study found that a pachyderm skeleton, dismissed for decades as unimportant, offers evidence of careful planning, ...

The European Union on Thursday approved a massive loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for the ...

Tokyo is succeeding where the rest of the world has failed, reducing its reliance on Beijing for crucial rare earth ...

Japan’s hands have been tied militarily since it embraced a pacifist constitution in 1947, and the national debate to ...

After Tuesday’s final 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, the tournament landscape is officially set. All 48 teams for the biggest World Cup ever know their path, and Dallas, with its unique ...

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrive for a summit at the E.U. headquarters in Brussels, on March 19, 2026. Leaders from Europe and Japan joined forces ...

The leaders of Japan and several European nations condemned recent Iranian attacks in the Persian Gulf states and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil trading channel. “We ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran on March 11 [File: Stringer/Reuters] ...

Five European countries and Japan announced Thursday that they are ready to assist with reopening the Strait of Hormuz amid the war with Iran. The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the ...