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Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A Japanese city was awarded a Guinness World Record for decorating a large Christmas tree with 51,626 message cards authored by local children. The City of Moriyama sa…
A study of adults in Japan reveals higher cancer risk among current and former drinkers. In a study published Monday by the journal Cancer, researchers found that even light to moderate alcohol …
More than 8,000 people die annually from antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Japan, scientists say in a new research report. File Photo by Jorge Dirkx/EPADec. 5 (UPI) -- More than 8,…
Tohoku Electric Power's Onagawa nuclear power plant is seen in 2011 after an earthquake and tsunami damaged one of its reactors. 2 unit at Tohoku Electric Power's Onagawa plant was cle…
File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License PhotoOn November 25, 1952, Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap opened in London. UPI File Photo | License PhotoOn November 25, 1947, film industry executi…
TOKYO -- American filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and Japanese producer Mata Yamamoto announced today they will jointly produce a film on the life and work of controversial novelist and poli…
TOKYO -- A Tokyo man tried today to commit hara-kiri at the shrine honoring Japan's war dead, imitating the ritual suicide 10 years ago of famous Japanese author Yukio Mishima, po…
Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A Japanese hotel offers a room that costs only $1 per night, but there's a catch -- the guest's entire stay is livestreamed on YouTube. Tetsuya Ino…
Japanese police wear chemical protection suits as they search for victims around the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Minamisoma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2011. File Photo by Ke…
Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License PhotoSEOUL, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Messaging app Line is in talks to merge with Yahoo Japan, the two companies said. Line is held by Korea's Intern…
