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TOKYO — Scientists have settled a decades-old mystery by naming a cause of death for Japan's most famous dog, Hachiko, whose legendary loyalty was immortalized in a Hollywood movie starring Richard...

A Japanese engineer has created a trash can that moves on its own to catch your trash. Developed by Minoru Kurata, the device features a wall-mounted sensor that detects which direction the trash is...

Ryōan-ji (Shinjitai: 竜安寺, Kyūjitai: 龍安寺, The Temple of the Dragon at Peace) is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Myōshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen...

Her expressionless mug has been featured on countless toys, not to mention bowling balls, motor oil, a Fender Strat, a pricey Judith Leiber clutch, sanitary napkins and mens underwear. She's inspired...

1. "The Truth" PATRICK The all-revealing truth! BELLE The mass-appealing truth! PATRICK The blood-congealing truth! BELLE The irregardless truth! ALL The truth! BELLE As through a haze, I...

The little maid on the fourth floor of the Miyako Hotel, in Kyoto, led me through a labyrinth of corridors, promising, "I knock you Marron." The "l" sound does not exist in...

December 8, 1941 Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives: Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of...

In the 7th Cavalry... we got a captain from the Ukraine. Another from Puerto Rico. We've got Japanese, Chinese... Blacks, Hispanics, Cherokee Indians. Jews and gentiles. All Americans. Now, here in...

90-year-old Geisha Yuko Asakusa has sat in front of her mirror putting on makeup and adjusting her kimono for 75 years. The Asakusa Geisha Association said Yuko is the city's oldest geisha, who still...

Aiki is a Japanese martial arts principle or tactic in which the defender blends (without clashing) with the attacker, then goes on to strike points in your muscle to paralyze you through the strength...