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The nonprofit behind the tool wants people to learn the history of the spaces they inhabit Smithsonian magazine Editor’s note, November 19, 2024: Due to concerns over the accuracy of a map ...

Yet, traditional gender roles and male favoritism persist in modern-day Japan. In the global gender gap index, Japan ranked 118th out of 146 nations covered in 2024, placing the East Asian country ...

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High urbanization and the emergence of megacities in Japan, such as Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya, have prompted the development of a highly efficient and potent public transport system, which is of ...

Fossilized seeds found in northern Japan in 1997 are believed to be about 85 million years old. In ancient Egypt, pharaohs, including King Tutankhamen (circa 1341-23 B.C.), were buried with blue ...

Following a surge in bear attacks across Japan last year, local governments are ramping up efforts to prevent encounters with the animal, employing measures such as digitally mapping out locations ...

Shigeru Ishiba was formally reelected as Japan's prime minister on Monday after a rare runoff vote in parliament that his ruling coalition no longer controls, setting the stage for a minority ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo visited Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, at the Government House in Akure ahead of the governorship election scheduled for Saturday, 16 November.

Japan's government intends to submit the plan, including bills to support the mass production of next-generation chips, to the next parliament session, according to a draft of the plan seen by ...

By Motoko Rich and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo Despite leading his party to big losses in a snap general election last month, Shigeru Ishiba, the prime minister of Japan, won a vote in ...

This week, Japan announced that a U.S. aircraft carrier will arrive at its home port near Tokyo in mid-to-late November for forward deployment. Meanwhile, a Japanese helicopter destroyer ...