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Jason Momoa confirms new romance in cozy photo after Lisa Bonet divorce
May 20, 2024 | 1:53pm"We’re so thankful for everyone who opened their homes, making memories with new friends and old friends, sharing another amazing adventure with mi amor."
This Asian nation grappling with invasive raccoon population nearly 40 years after bringing them to the country
May 19, 2024 | 4:03pmRaccoons are not native to Japan, but were brought to the country in the 1970s following the popularity of the 1977 anime "Rascal the Raccoon."
Thousands of bread loaves recalled after dead 'rat' found between loaves
May 10, 2024 | 1:04pmTOKYO (AP) — Loaves of bread have been taken off store shelves in Japan after the remains of “a small animal” believed to be a rat were found.
Biden lumps ally Japan with adversaries Russia, China as 'xenophobic' nations: 'Stupid and outrageous'
May 2, 2024 | 1:27pmPresident Biden threw shade at Japan, calling the US ally "xenophobic," just weeks after holding a state dinner with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
This airport hasn't lost a single piece of luggage in its 30-year history
May 1, 2024 | 11:33amIt has won Skytrax's 2024 award for World's Best Airport for Baggage Delivery — the airport's eighth win.
Air Japan flight from Dallas to Tokyo canceled after cops break up all-night party where pilot was drinking
April 30, 2024 | 8:08amA flight from Texas to Japan had to be canceled after the pilot was quizzed by cops for wild behavior while drinking at an all-night party in his hotel, according...
Japanese town blocking view of Mount Fuji after being overrun by selfie-taking tourists
April 26, 2024 | 6:06pmA Japanese town with breathtaking views of Mount Fuji has become so overrun with selfie-taking tourists that it is putting up a barrier to block the picturesque vista of the...
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocks southern Japan
April 17, 2024 | 11:58amAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 hit southern Japan late on Wednesday, said the Japan Meteorological Agency, without issuing a tsunami warning.
Don't overlook the Chinese threat
April 14, 2024 | 9:22amAmid inflation, the migrant crisis and Ukraine and Israel’s fights for survival, it's all too easy to overlook what Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last week rightly called “the greatest...
US, South Korea and Japan hold naval drills amid North Korea threats
April 12, 2024 | 1:50amThe training, aimed to step up their combined capability to respond to North Korea's threats, follows a multi-year joint exercise plan set up after last year's three-way summit, the South...
Whoops! Biden speaks without press in room as handlers leave reporters in hallway
April 11, 2024 | 7:07pmReporters who were supposed to observe President Biden's trilateral meeting with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines missed his remarks Thursday when press handlers left them standing downstairs in...
Japan PM urges Ukraine support, calls China ‘greatest strategic challenge’ in address to Congress
April 11, 2024 | 1:40pmKishida, 66, celebrated Japan’s “firm alliance and enduring friendship” with America in his roughly half-hour speech, calling on Washington to “deter aggression and ensure peace” against mounting military and nuclear...
Tokyo now cheaper to visit than inflation-hit NYC — world's one-time priciest city a relative bargain
April 11, 2024 | 10:10amGot a yen to travel?
Biden hosts tech moguls, Clintons, De Niro at state dinner for Japan PM, who compares countries' ties to 'Star Trek'
April 10, 2024 | 7:25pmPresident Biden hosted Bill and Hillary Clinton alongside billionaire Big Tech titans Wednesday night at the White House for a state dinner in honor of visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio...
Biden tells Arizona voters 'Elect me, I'm in the 20th century' in latest gaffe
April 10, 2024 | 3:43pmBiden said Wednesday that voters should "Elect me, I'm in the 20th century" -- another brutal gaffe that instantly went viral among critics who say he's too old for another...
Biden mocked for shuffling around White House lawn with dazed look during Japanese PM ceremony
April 10, 2024 | 12:45pmPresident Biden's critics poked him Wednesday for looking disoriented while welcoming Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn Wednesday.
This simple trick could get rid of your anger: study
April 9, 2024 | 11:59amDon’t write this off as a useless hack.
Jimmy Kimmel blasts US as 'filthy and disgusting' after trip to Japan, says Americans viewed as 'garbage people'
April 4, 2024 | 1:06pm"After traveling to Japan, I realize that this place — this USA we’re always chanting about, is a filthy and disgusting place," Kimmel said.
Wave 'white flag': CBS News abruptly shutters Tokyo bureau to cut costs after over half a century in Japan
April 3, 2024 | 4:38pmCBS News quietly shut down its Tokyo bureau this week -- a desperate move to slash costs that could crimp the network's coverage of China, The Post has learned.
Florida man nearly hit by possible space junk that tore through roof of his home: 'Almost hit my son'
April 2, 2024 | 7:01pm"It almost hit my son," Alejandro Otero said of the moment a metal object believed to be from space came crashing through his home. "I thought a meteorite."