Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved Japan’s lower house of parliament Wednesday to set up an Oct. 27 snap election and seek the voters’ mandate for his 9-day-old government.

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If you’re lucky enough to have a garden in a big city, you learn to accept the fact that while you’re out there, you’re in ...

The spectacular tree that grows anywhere. Originally cultivated in Japan (hence the name), the striking Japanese Maple with its gnarly trunk and pretty leaves (called momiji – meaning baby hands) has ...

More than 95,000 Japanese aged over 100, most of them women Tomiko Itooka celebrates her 116th birthday at a nursing home in Ashiya, western Japan, on May 23, 2024. (File photo: AP/City of Ashiya) ...