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Japan's oldest endangered Amur tiger dies at 20 at Fukuoka zoo

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- A 20-year-old male Amur tiger, the oldest of his species in Japan, has died at a zoo in Fukuoka, according to the city.The tiger, K

China pulled into public debate over subsidies by OECD report

Japan gov't mulls subsidies for restaurants, farmers hit by tax cut

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is considering extending support to restaurant operators and farmers hit by a drop in sales under an envisage

Thailand plows $3.7bn into shopping subsidies as consumer confidence sags

Four bodies found off Kanagawa coast

Police are investigating whether a car and a pair of shoes found on a nearby bridge are related to the bodies, which appeared to be those of a woman, a man and two girls.

Mazda starts biodiesel trial with Nippon Express to decarbonize logistics

Chinese companies receive up to 8 times more subsidies than OECD peers

Job recruitment officially kicks off in Japan for class of 2027

The government imposes a nonbinding "ban" on the recruitment of new graduates every year until May 31 to allow students the opportunity to focus on their studies.

Oscar-winning 'Star Wars' editor Marcia Lucas dies at 80

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Marcia Lucas, who won an Oscar as editor of the original 1977 "Star Wars" and was part of a group of women whose editing was essen

Four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux dies at 60

Lemieux played ​21 seasons in the NHL and was awarded the 1994-95 Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP.

Japan to study GPS tracking of stalkers as part of countermeasures review

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government on Thursday said studies will proceed on boosting stalking countermeasures including some offenders wearing GPS tracki

U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan risks a nuclear escalation, study finds

The International Institute for Strategic Studies says the world is on the cusp of a new nuclear arms race "with the Asia-Pacific at its core."

Sado Wildlife in Focus | Ballerina of the Rice Fields

Each May, a long-legged visitor returns to Sado Island's flooded paddies, foraging together as preparations for rice planting season begins. The post Sado Wildlife in Focus | Ballerina of the Rice Fields first appeared on JAPAN Forward.

Former Braves and Swallows slugger Bob Horner dies at 68

Horner hit 31 home runs and batted .327 in 93 games for the Yakult Swallows in 1987.

A warning to critical minerals buyers: avoid butter mountains, aluminium floods

In the 1980s and 1990s, subsidies, cheap energy and price guarantees fueled overproduction of various products which flooded markets, tanked prices and spread pain globally.

Toshifumi Suzuki, pioneer of Japanese convenience stores, dies at age 93

Suzuki, who is most well known for bringing 7-Eleven stores to Japan, had most recently served as an honorary adviser to the company.

Toshifumi Suzuki, father of Japan's convenience store industry, dies at 93

Toshifumi Suzuki, Seven & I Holdings honorary adviser, dies at 93

Gunman who opened fire outside White House dies after being shot by Secret Service

The man had been pacing along the street for some time before drawing the weapon and firing, and was struck by agents.