Japan has issued the country’s first long-term residential visa to a transgender person, said the woman’s lawyer, Miho Kumazawa. Such visas are normally awarded to foreigners who marry a Japanese citizen but because Japan does not recognize same-sex marriages, the woman was not legally married.
NASA has detected an asteroid that will approach Earth tonight. If the asteroid breaches Earth’s atmosphere, it will most likely explode mid-air instead of crashing to the ground.
A document obtained by Kyodo News indicates that Russia is planning to add some missile systems in the Kuril Islands. The missiles are aimed at increasing Russia’s defense capabilities in the Sea of Okhotsk, where a nuclear weapon stronghold is located against any U.S. aggression.
Allen Iverson admits he is still hurt by memories of the bronze medal USA Basketball team in 2004, preventing him from winning a gold medal.
The United States and 10 ASEAN members are poised to begin joint maritime naval exercises in what appears to be a response to Chinese aggression in the South China Sea and other Asian waters. Thailand and the U.S. are expected to be the co-leaders of the exercises that will begin in Sattahip Naval Base in Thailand and end in Singapore. The drills are expected to last five days.
Park Jin-hwan, a South Korean journalist, says something approaching a cold war has broken out between the two nations
Washington's additional 15 percent tariffs affected a portion of the $300 billion in goods from China that so far had been spared -- and prompted China's complaint to the World Trade Organization
The islands in question are called Dokdo by the ROK; Japan calls them Takeshima. National Geographic, in a November 2018 article, described the islands as “seemingly inconsequential craggy islets."
Investors are poised to return to Wall Street Tuesday still spooked by Trump's and China's tariffs imposed Sept. 1.
Map showing the start of the German invasion of Poland in 1939.
Ghosn was kept behind bars for over 100 days before being granted bail and sacked from all his management roles
Australia's Ashleigh Barty defeated Greece's Maria Sakkari of Greece on Friday to reach the fourth round of the US Open
NASA is currently expecting two asteroids to approach Earth this weekend before the month ends. Based on the sizes of the asteroids, these space rocks will most likely explode mid-air if they breach Earth’s atmosphere.
A new “Resident Evil” game is coming soon, and it’s likely a successor to one of the most popular offshoots in the series.
Higher open likely for Wall Street Friday after important U.S. stock index futures jumped on Friday morning.
Factfile on Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong
US President Donald Trump (R), said he will send Vice President Mike Pence (L) to Poland for World War II anniversary commemorations
Departing from the tit for tat reaction in the tariff war with the United States, China on Thursday said it would not retaliate against the latest U.S. tariff hikes announced by President Donald Trump last week.
Higher open likely for Wall Street Thursday after U.S. stock index futures looked higher on Thursday morning.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is in Beijing arriving late Wednesday before his scheduled bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday. Duterte has promised to raise the issue of a 2016 international arbitration ruling with Xi. The ruling invalidated China's claim to sovereignty over most of the South China Sea.
New regulations released by the Japanese government are threatening to lower Apple’s sales in the Asian country, a report says.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has cautioned African countries about taking on too much debt