“We knew that the right thing to do would be to send the flag home, to be in Japan and to the family.” The soldier's eldest son, Toshihiro Mutsuda, was speechless for a few seconds when ...

SINGAPORE: Asian stocks slid, bond yields rose and the dollar was perched near a two-year high on Thursday after ...

CALIPATRIA, Calif. — The little desert town of Calipatria, known for its state prison, is a humble place. It struggles with ...

Decades-long rules banning the participation of most women in the traditional Soma Nomaoi festival held annually in and aroun ...

Japan Cup winner Do Deuce, the last horse to have beaten the champion Equinox, has run his final race and been retired to stud immediately. Do Deuce had been set to go off an odds-on favourite in ...

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian stocks slipped and the dollar was perched near a two-year high on Thursday after ...

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel plans to leave his post in early January, ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's ...

In early 1945, the Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal captured an iconic shot of troops raising an American flag on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima. It became one of the most famous images ...

Japan-based Hellen Ekalale says her ultimate dream is to represent Kenya at next year's World Championships, which will be held in her second home, that is Tokyo.

SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -Stocks around the world tumbled on Thursday, with the 10-year U.S Treasury yield at its highest ...

Singapore — Asian stocks slipped and the dollar was perched near a two-year high on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve ...