Cracking jokes is not as easy as seasoned comedians make it look. Doing it in a foreign language is even harder. Having only done comedy in English, Takashi Wakasugi seems to enjoy a challenge. “I ...

For decades, investors have turned to the yen during market shocks, from financial crises to geopolitical blowups.

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Nearly 1 in 6 children in Gaza are acutely malnourished after two years of war that has caused severe food shortages in the Palestinian territory, according to a study published Thursday. The study, ...

Almost three months have passed since Alimentation Couche-Tard abandoned its ¥6.77 trillion ($44.4 billion) bid to acquire Seven & I Holdings, yet the stock remains 24% below the proposed price with ...

Starmer said his proposed smartphone-based ID was needed to 'address the fact that too many people can come to this country ...

Takaichi has long expressed pro-stimulus views, and her rise to power has rattled some economists and shaken a few markets on ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer rejected on Wednesday accusations that Britain tried to appease China by dropping a prosecution ...

Osaka dropped just three points behind her first serve but could not convert any of her four break point opportunities during ...

The association representing journalists who cover the U.S. Department of Defense on Wednesday condemned a new press access ...

The U.S., the U.N.'s largest peacekeeping contributor, was already $1.5 billion in arrears before the new financial year ...

Pete Crow-Armstrong ripped a two-run single to highlight a four-run first inning, helping the Chicago Cubs stave off ...