10+ hour, 20+ min ago  (382+ words) Echizen, Fukui Pref. " Crabs and dinosaurs. For decades, that's how Fukui Prefecture has tried to sell itself to the rest of Japan and, more recently, the world " with limited success. And yet, Fukui still flies under the radar among international…...

12+ hour, 20+ min ago  (355+ words) Japan is cracking down on short-term private lodgings such as those operated by Airbnb by allowing local governments to ban them in residential areas amid complaints of lodgers partying at night, ignoring trash rules and leaving cigarette butts on the…...

12+ hour, 43+ min ago  (270+ words) Europe's refugee and asylum-seeker population stabilized "in 2025 after more than a decade of growth, as asylum applications fell for a second consecutive year, according to a report by the Center for the Research and "Analysis of Migration at the Rockwool…...

13+ hour, 6+ min ago  (451+ words) TOULOUSE, France " Qantas Airways is betting that science can make the world's longest flights feel less punishing " unveiling plans for a "wellness zone," extra legroom, specially timed meals and animated lighting on its non-stop Sydney-London services due to launch next…...

13+ hour, 42+ min ago  (256+ words) NIAGARA FALLS, Canada " Pints of beer, bowls of "poutine, maple candies and Niagara Falls for a backdrop " Canadians and tourists at one of the most iconic natural wonders in North America were spoiled for choices when they turned up to…...

13+ hour, 54+ min ago  (463+ words) About the only thing that could slow down Wyndham Clark during the first round of the U. S. Open was a stoppage of play. But he did plenty "enough to help set a tone Thursday in'Southampton, New York. Clark shot 6-under par…...

15+ hour, 41+ min ago  (420+ words) GUADALAJARA, Mexico " Mexico booked its place in the World Cup knockout stage as the Group A winner and secured homefield advantage "for the round of 32 after Luis Romo's second-half strike earned the tournament cohost a 1-0 win over South Korea on…...

16+ hour, 18+ min ago  (95+ words) The Japan Times THE HAGUE " Emperor Naruhito, now on a state visit to the Netherlands, attended a luncheon hosted by Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten at a museum in The Hague on Thursday. In an address at the luncheon, Emperor…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (296+ words) Some of the most famous jidaigeki (period dramas) are mystery stories: Think of Akira Kurosawa's "Rashomon" (1950) or Masaki Kobayashi's "Harakiri" (1962). All the same, Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "The Samurai and the Prisoner" is a curious proposition. Adapted by the director from Honobu…...

17+ hour, 25+ min ago  (439+ words) There are no vaccines or treatments for the strain of Ebola that has killed more than 200 people in the Congo and Uganda, but several are being urgently developed in the hope of reining in the outbreak. More than 875 cases of…...