All the open spaces around the great naval airfield at Surabaya, Java, are set with bamboo stakes, about waist high, their tops whittled razor-sharp. A visiting journalist recently asked what they ...

Nachi was a heavily armed Japanese cruiser that played a central role in the Battle of the Java Sea. Equipped with powerful guns and deadly long range torpedoes, she helped shatter the Allied fleet ...

THE relationship between China and Japan has grown so tense that even Singapore’s prime minister Lawrence Wong was pulled into the fray after he urged the two East Asian powers to de-escalate their ...

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LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The Japanese yen is too weak, meaning the gap between the currency’s spot rate and what is consistent with Japan’s economic fundamentals will likely narrow in the coming ...

Devices that conceal unwanted noises are the next frontier in advanced toilet technology. Would you like some peaceful birdsong, or perhaps a burst of artillery fire? Donna Burke, who moved to Japan ...

A specific type of exercise known as "Japanese Walking," said to add years to your life, is gaining momentum worldwide with fitness newbies and enthusiasts. Japanese Walking gets its name from its ...

Threat actors are leveraging a Unicode character to make phishing links appear like legitimate Booking.com links in a new campaign distributing malware. The attack makes use of the Japanese hiragana ...

The Unicode Consortium has announced that it's adding what's essentially a Bigfoot emoji to the open Unicode standard this fall. The famous cryptid will appear as "Hairy Creature" alongside a ...

Heather Viola, DO, assistant professor of general internal medicine at Mount Sinai, explains that a typical Japanese walking routine alternates between three minutes of fast-paced walking and three ...

Sean Pymer receives funding from The National Institute for Health and Care Research. A fitness trend known as Japanese walking is capturing attention online, promising major health benefits with ...