This year’s ceremony will take place at Nagasaki Peace Park on Friday, where diplomats from more than 100 countries will observe a minute of silence to mark the moment the US dropped the second atomic bomb in Japan during World War II.

A former soldier who was sexually assaulted while serving in Japan’s military has reached a civil settlement with three of her convicted attackers in a case that exposed a widespread culture of harassment in the country’s self-defense force.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear plans to take an economic development trip to Japan and the Republic of Korea next week to discuss bringing new jobs to the state with existing and prospective companies.

In a landmark decision, Japan’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to pay damages to people who were forcibly sterilized under a now-defunct eugenics law, ruling the practice was unconstitutional and had violated their rights.

The 2024 AQS Paducah Quilt Contest brought in the best quilts from all over the world. Over 400 quilts were entered in 16 categories ranging from miniature quilts to group-made quilts.

From observing vibrant colors and themes to technique and composition, the judging process kicked off earlier Sunday for AQS QuiltWeek.

McDonald’s has been hit by a system failure that closed stores and disrupted online and app orders around the world, including in the United States, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom.

 Japanese rescue workers and canine units searched urgently through rubble Wednesday ahead of predicted bitter cold and heavy rain in what the prime minister called a race against time after powerful earthquakes killed at least 73 people in western Japan.