Japan

A U.S. freestyle skier has died after being caught in an avalanche in Japan on Sunday, his family confirmed.

U.S. freestyle skier Kyle Smaine died in an avalanche in Japan on Sunday, his family confirmed.

The Whale Store, an unmanned outlet that recently opened near Tokyo, houses machines for whale sashimi, whale bacon, whale skin and whale steak, as well as canned whale meat at prices from 1,000 yen ($7.70) to 3,000 yen ($23).

A Chinese official says eight people died in the sinking of a cargo ship in waters between Japan and South Korea.

Ships searching in wind-whipped waters between South Korea and Japan have picked up at least 14 of the 22 crew members from a cargo ship that sank early Wednesday.

A Japanese court says prosecutors have formally charged the suspect in the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with murder.

Japan has revised the timing of a planned release to the sea of treated radioactive wastewater at the Fukushima nuclear plant to “around spring or summer”

South Korean officials are considering creating a domestic fund to compensate Koreans who were enslaved by Japanese companies before the end of World War II

Similar to the American schoolyard staple ‘red light, green light,’ the kids played their record-making Daruma-san ga koronda game ahead of a big change for their campus.

2,039 school children in Japan set a world record for playing the game darumasan ga koronda, which is similar to ‘red light, green light’

A Tokyo company is aiming for the moon with its own private lander.

A “Certified Santa Claus” from Finland’s Santa Claus Foundation arrived early in Japan to bring the spirit of Christmas.

A centuries old laughing ceremony was held in Japan over the weekend, where about 20 farmers took turns laughing three times to express thanks, pray for good harvests and forget the suffering they experienced in 2022.

Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livaković tied the FIFA World Cup record in penalty saves against Japan in the round of 16 on Monday.

Croatia needed penalty kicks to eliminate Japan on Monday and move onto the 2022 World Cup quarterfinals.

Ivan Perišić drew Croatia level with Japan early in the second half of Monday’s round of 16 match at the 2022 World Cup.

Daizen Maeda scored in the 43rd minute of Japan’s World Cup round of 16 match against Croatia on Monday.

Japan will look to extend its wild run in the 2022 FIFA World Cup when it takes on Croatia in the knockout stage on Monday.

The ball appeared to go out of bounds prior to Japan’s controversial go-ahead goal against Spain in the 2022 World Cup, but a photograph suggests otherwise.

Japan wins Group E and advances to the knockout round of 16 after beating Spain 2-1.