The tiny island of Yonaguni on Japan’s western frontier is too small for even a chain convenience store. But its wooded ...

Veterans to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the First U.S. Flag Raised on Iwo Jima Japan in Monticello Sunday.

On this day in 1945, six U.S. Marines raised the American flag over the island of Iwo Jima on the fourth day of what would ...

Tokyo Tower, a symbol of Japan's capital, was lit up in the three colors of the South Korean flag -- red, blue and white -- on Saturday night to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the normalization ...

The Japanese retail giant is aiming to shed its noncore operations and focus on its 7-Eleven convenience stores business, as it tries to fend off a takeover bid from Canadian convenience store ...

South Korea's Taegeukgi flags are hoisted along a street in the southeastern port city of Busan on Feb. 25, 2025, four days ...

The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed the convictions of a Gary man who shot to death his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend and also shot and injured his ex-girlfriend. Anthony Day, 57, was ...

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

In what is becoming my summer ritual, I went to The Church in Sag Harbor, the former 1832 Methodist chapel that artists Eric Fischl and April Gornik transformed into an art center, opening in 2021 ...

Asian stocks have taken the cue from Wall Street, with MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan down 1%. Japan’s Nikkei fell 1.8%, while Australian shares slid more than 2%.

Planning your dream trip to Japan in spring for cherry blossom season? Here is where and when is the best time to see the cherry blossoms in Japan! In this deep dive, we share the Japan cherry blossom ...