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(CNN) Chitetsu Watanabe turns 113 next month, but he got an early birthday present from Guinness World Records, which confirmed that he is the world's oldest living man. He was presented wi…
The number of Wuhan coronavirus cases on Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama, Japan, doubled in one day, making it the worst-hit place by the Wuhan coronavirus outside mainland …
Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, the World Dream cruise ship has been held in quarantine since docking Wednesday, after eight former passengers tested positive for the virus. Kent and Rebecca Frasure fo…
Thousands of passengers and crew members on the "Diamond Princess" cruise ship were held on board after a recent passenger tested positive for the Wuhan coronavirus. Source: CNN
Japan is issuing passports featuring art by ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai to Japanese citizens who applied after February 4. "Ukiyo-e" is a genre of mass-produced Ja…
Hong Kong (CNN) More than 5,300 people are being quarantined on two cruise ships off Hong Kong and Japan amid concerns passengers and crew were inadvertently exposed to the Wuhan coronavirus by infec…
The Burger King is just two doors down from the now-shuttered Mickey D's. It is selfish for us to say this, but please everyone, go to McDonald's today," the Burger King post…
New York (CNN) Louis Vuitton jumped into the restaurant business Saturday with the opening of Le Café V and Sugalabo V inside its new flagship store in Osaka, Japan. The high-end eateries s…
(CNN) Here's a look at the life of artist, musician and anti-war activist Yoko Ono. December 11, 1970 - Ono and Lennon release "Plastic Ono Band" solo LPs on the same da…
The rice burger bun, or "gohan" burger in Japanese, arrives February 5 and "offers a new taste by changing the bun into a specially made rice bun while keeping the ingredients and seas…
