The Hall of Fame voter who declined to select Ichiro Suzuki remains a mystery. All 321 voters who allowed their ballots to be ...

Nintendo’s profits tumbled as sales of its Switch console lost momentum, prompting the Japanese video-game maker to lower its ...

The project, which could begin construction sometime this spring, would provide necessary maintenance and “polishing” to the ...

China’s population stood at 1.408 billion at the end of 2004, a decline of 1.39 million from the previous year. The figures announced by the government in Beijing follow trends worldwide, but ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Thursday ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.

TOKYO – Record numbers of tourists flocked to Japan in 2024, figures showed on Jan 15, as the weak yen bolstered the appeal of the “bucket list” destination despite overcrowding complaints ...

A long-discussed infrastructure project that’s been in the works for nearly a decade is almost complete. Council members gave an update on Lansdale’s East Main streetscape project in December, saying ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Workers in southwestern Japan on Tuesday worked to clear a road blocked by a small landslide and repair ...

Throughout Japan, including Tokyo, there are decorative “design manhole covers” intended to enhance the streetscape, celebrate culture and heritage, increase the visibility of infrastructure ...

It happened in a London suburb, but really, we could have been anywhere. The issue at hand was a proposed streetscape transformation, and whether it was the best approach to local traffic issues.