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42,000 bodies in Japan unclaimed in 2023 as more elderly live solo

TOKYO — Approximately 42,000 bodies went unclaimed in Japan in fiscal 2023 and were subsequently cremated or buried by local authorities, a recent government...

Japan bullet train services halted 3 hrs after train cars decouple

TOKYO -- A bullet train on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line made an emergency stop near a station in Tokyo on Thursday after two cars...

Over 80% support death penalty in Japan: gov’t survey

Over 80 percent of people in Japan support the death penalty, saying the existence of the system is "unavoidable," according to the latest government...

Foreigners rescued from scam labor in Myanmar waiting to go home

MYWADDY, Myanmar -- The more than 10 Chinese men packed into a room in a former scam-operating center near Myawaddy on the border with...

Over 80 homes lost, 2,000 people told to evacuate in Japan wildfire

MORIOKA, Japan -- More than 80 homes appear to have burned down and some 2,000 people have been ordered to evacuate after a wildfire...

UN adopts resolution on Ukraine territorial integrity, US opposes

NEW YORK – The United States on Monday opposed a United Nations resolution led by European countries urging territorial integrity for Ukraine on the...

Japan’s ex-top currency diplomat Masato Kanda takes office as ADB chief

MANiLA – Japan's former top currency diplomat Masato Kanda assumed office on Monday as president of the Asian Development Bank, the Manila-based international lender...

Japan team develops world’s largest “biohybrid” robot hand

A team of researchers in Japan says it has developed a robot hand that moves using cultivated human muscle tissues and is the largest...

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