I’ve been known to toss gifts into festive bags, or give my husband stacks of boxes to wrap as he watches sports. However, ...

Collectors seek out military antiques to preserve veterans’ stories and honor historic heroes. Civil War drums are some of ...

Japanese sushi chef Jiro Ono, 100, won three Michelin stars for over a decade as the oldest head chef. Ono founded Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat sushi bar in Tokyo's Ginza district, in 1965. He credits ...

Long before he became the global face of baseball, Shohei Ohtani was already making his mark. In November 2014, during the Japan All-Star Series, the young 20-year-old Japanese pitcher faced a team of ...

Bears have killed a record number of people in Japan this year, the environment ministry said on Thursday, as another possible victim was reported missing. Bears hungry because of shortages of food ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Japan’s largest non-life insurer is betting its acquisition of an engineering consultancy that specialises in ...

Tokyo – Japan’s southern Okinawa region sweated through its hottest September on record, the weather agency said on Oct 1, after the entire country experienced its warmest summer on record. The ...

The Old Farmer’s Almanac has been guiding readers with weather forecasts, planting tips, and seasonal advice since 1972. They predicted varied weather patterns across the United States in their ...

A 63-year-old Japanese woman has married her 31-year-old boyfriend, making her six years older than her own mother-in-law. The pair, who lovingly call each other “Princess” and “Prince”, say their ...

If the history of American clothing is written in denim, the Levi’s 501 is the blue-stained ink. And yet its path from genuine workwear to everyday wardrobe stable didn’t happen overnight. Nor has the ...

A chance glance at a museum display has led to the first-ever discovery of an ichthyosaur fossil in western Japan, dating back around 220 million years. Initially mistaken for a common bivalve fossil, ...