Eiheiji, Fukui Pref., May 11 (Jiji Press)--Japan's first university faculty dedicated to dinosaur studies opened last month in a prefecture known as a major dinosaur fossil excavation site.

Latvia and Lithuania are cooperating in this pavilion to introduce the diverse natural beauty of the Baltic region and its shared cultural heritage. The Wall of the Future, one of the interactive ...

Under the theme of “Inspiring a Better Tomorrow,” this pavilion’s design evokes scenes of the Karakum Desert, which covers roughly 70% of the nation’s land. The rounded triangle shape is ...

The wave-like patterns on the outside walls express the nation’s location on the Mediterranean and Black Seas. At the entrance is an illuminated sign showing the crescent moon and stars from the ...

This pavilion stands four stories high and its design suggests the shape of a dhow, sail boats of ancient design that still ply the waters off Bahrain. The design takes inspiration both from ...

Seoul, May 10 (Jiji Press)--A Buddha statue stolen from a temple on Tsushima, an island in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki, in 2012 was handed over to the Japanese side at a temple ...

Tokyo, May 10 (Jiji Press)--Lawson Inc. said Friday that it will expand sales of frozen "onigiri" rice balls. The Japanese convenience store chain, which currently sells frozen onigiris at about ...

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)--Panasonic Holdings Corp. said Friday that it will cut 10,000 jobs globally to streamline unprofitable operations. The Japanese electronics group plans to cut 5,000 jobs ...

The announcement that a sumō exhibition would be held in London in 2025 was greeted with excitement by British fans and those curious of Japan’s national sport. The demonstration, only the ...

New York, May 9 (Jiji Press)--Countries failed to adopt a unanimous recommendation on Friday for the 2026 review conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Participants ended their third ...

Tokyo, May 10 (Jiji Press)--Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. will spend 134.8 billion Indian rupees to acquire a 20 pct stake in Yes Bank, an Indian commercial bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group ...

Naha, Okinawa Pref., May 8 (Jiji Press)--Two Chinese coast guard ships left Japanese territorial waters off the coast of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture on Thursday afternoon after ...