The conservative prime minister bet her seat in a snap election Sunday she hopes will cement her power—and move Japan closer ...

Italy's Dominik Paris won bronze in the men's Olympic downhill at Milan–Cortina 2026, sharing the podium with teammate Giovanni Franzoni and Switzerland's gold medallist Franjo von Allmen. Away from ...

Thrash metal legends Anthrax have included Belgrade on their European tour, to the great delight of numerous fans. The band ...

In Tokyo, just a few hours before polls open in the snap election she called, hundreds of people crowded into a park to see ...

Japan's ultra conservative prime minister is set to seize more power after an exit poll had her securing a big majority in ...

Japanese politics is politer and more understated than most. It's perhaps the reason that Western audiences do not always pay ...

The number of New Zealanders who speak te reo Māori grew 15% from 2018 to 2023 – and the nation’s artists are reflecting this ...

Feb. 6 (UPI) -- J. Cole released new music Friday. His album The Fall-Off features two discs, Disc 29 and Disc 39, each with ...

One of the most popular hair metal bands of the 1980s has canceled its reunion tour as its lead singer abruptly retired.

Sanae Takaichi, the first female prime minister of Japan, is poised to secure an absolute majority in parliament after exit polls predicted her party winning a landslide victory in Sunday’s election.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's snap election paid off, with her Liberal Democratic Party securing a two-thirds ...

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, harnessed her personal popularity and a shift to the right among voters ...