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People walk in a flooded street in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on Saturday after powerful Typhoon Hagibis. Photo by EPA-EFEAn aerial picture shows a collapsed bridge over the Chikuma river in Ued…
John Goodenough, a professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, was among three Nobel winners in chemistry. Illustration by Niklas Elmehed/Nobel MediaOct…
A South Korean politician said Wednesday seawater near Fukushima Prefecture (pictured) was being brought in and being discharged into Korean waters. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License PhotoO…
Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A Nigerian man died of starvation in a Japanese immigration detention center in June, Japanese authorities said Tuesday. The man died after three weeks of fasting while…
Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A Guinness World Record was broken at a food festival in Japan when 18 vendors participated in cooking up the world's largest serving of fried chicken. The Karaa…
Pope Francis will visit Asia for the first time since 2017. File Photo by Stefano Spaziani/UPI | License PhotoSept. 13 (UPI) -- Pope Francis will visit Thailand and Japan in November, …
Nissan chief executive officer Hiroto Saikawa, shown here during a news conference in Japan in March, announced Monday that he is resigning, effective Sept. 16. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License…
Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A team of developers at a Japanese company captured the Guinness World Record for largest humanoid vehicle when they constructed a 27-foot, 9-inch tall tribute to…
An artistic rendering of the new duck-billed dinosaur species, Kamuysaurus japonicus. Photo by Masato/Hattori/Kobayashi Y., et al./Scientific ReportsSept. 5 (UPI) -- Paleontologis…
The purchase is contributing to a record high defense budget for 2020. Photo courtesy of British Royal NavyAug. 30 (UPI) -- Japan's defense ministry is requesting a budget of $50.…
