Four World Athletics Series events take place this year, including the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 in September ...

Japanese policymakers are increasingly anxious that the country's birth rate is nearing the point of no return.

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Fireworks are seen over Mount Wakakusa alongside the ritual burning of the mountain with Kohfukuji Temple's five-story pagoda ...

An annual record of over 33 million inbound foreigners visited Japan between January and November 2024 amid a tourism boom ...

New Year's Eve celebrations and fireworks around the world rang in 2025, as more than a million revelers crowded into New ...

Ryan Garcia will undergo surgery for his injured wrist, the star boxer confirmed Tuesday afternoon. Garcia was scheduled to ...

Researchers say rapidly spreading fault ruptures may have amplified the intensity of the earthquake that jolted Japan's Noto ...

As 2024 concluded, New Zealand led the way into 2025 with dazzling celebrations, setting the stage for global festivities, ...

The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first country to ring in 2025, its 133,500 citizens celebrating the new year at 5 a.m. ET on Tuesday.

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