The Ofunato wildfire, in Iwate prefecture, has more than doubled in size in the past three days to become Japan’s largest for 33 years, and as of Sunday covered about 1,800 hectares (4,500 acres).

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Japan is solving the problem with transparent toilet facilities. Nobody wants to relieve themselves in a transparent room, but they have solved that issue, too. The facility’s walls become opaque with ...

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Night - Clear with a 34% chance of precipitation. Winds NW at 20 to 24 mph (32.2 to 38.6 kph). The overnight low will be 35 °F (1.7 °C). Sunny with a high of 49 °F (9.4 °C). Winds variable at ...

A Taliban delegation has arrived in Japan on what is the first visit by the group that rules Afghanistan, according to media in the East Asian country. The delegation, consisting of foreign ...