NATO allies and defense officials expressed bewilderment Friday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would send 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland just weeks after ordering the same number ...

Indigenous people in the Andes domesticated the potato — a great source of starch, vitamins, minerals and fiber — 6,000 to 10,000 years ago, making this tuber a central part of their diet. These ...

After nearly six years without a Japanese star draped in pinstripes, the Yankees may finally have their next sensation, as GM ...

Booming inbound tourism and another blistering summer combined to send rice retail prices skyrocketing at supermarkets across ...

The upcoming Asian Games in central Japan will feature esports as a medal event for the second time, raising hopes of further ...

Head of Committee to Protect Journalists warned that indirect forms of pressure such as lawsuits & restricted media access ...

The Pokémon Company will require government-issued IDs in Japan starting August 2026 to block scalpers and ensure fair access ...

Texas may be the spiritual home of barbecue, but according to a buzzy new Yelp ranking, California just smoked the Lone Star state. Yelp’s new “Top 100 BBQ Restaurants in the US,” compiled using ...

WITH the weather set fair for an 11-race programme at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday, racegoers can witness the final Group ...

Polymarket has appointed a Japan representative and is lobbying for prediction market authorization by 2030, targeting one of ...

See Forbes' 2026 list of the world's highest-paid athletes, featuring a record payday by Cristiano Ronaldo, plus nine other ...

The stronger crackdown measures come as the number of foreign nationals staying illegally fell to 68,488 as of Jan. 1, down ...