Born in 1999 at Asahiyama Zoo in the city of Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Oto had been at Aichi Prefecture's Toyohashi Zoo & ...

It’s been said many times before that Japanese convenience stores are amazing both in the quality of food they sell and wide range of services they offer. During a simple trip to the corner store here ...

HOKKAIDO (TR) – A court Asahikawa City last week sentenced a 19-year-old woman to 23 years in prison for murder and other ...

A 20-year-old woman was sentenced on Friday to 23 years in prison by a Japanese district court for killing a high schoo ...

As spring arrives, March 2025 brings several holidays due to important festivals celebrated across India. In February 2025, there are a few school holidays for important festivals and events.

Before Hokkaido was Hokkaido, it was known to mainland Japan as Ezo. Further back still, indigenous Ainu communities referred to the northern expanse as Ainu Mosir, a name they had used for untold ...

Kyra Senese/For the Sun-Times Share Dozens of protesters braved frigid temperatures to march from Federal Plaza to Trump Tower on Monday, vowing to “refuse a fascist America.” Organized by the ...

New Yorkers came out by the thousands Monday afternoon to make their voices heard. The crowd marched from Union Square to Washington Square Park, many chanting, “Stop the coup!” “My anxiety ...

Now, attention turns well and truly to March Madness. College basketball is nearing an end to the regular season, with only a few short weeks before conference championships start, where teams can ...

HOKKAIDO (TR) – Hokkaido Prefectural Police have arrested ... After confirming the facts, police arrested the Aussie at his hotel in Asahikawa City on Thursday. Police are now investigating the ...