Want to see shooting stars this summer? The 2025 Perseid meteor shower, one of the brightest and most reliable celestial events of the year, will peak in the early morning hours of Tuesday, August 13, ...

Explore Japan's most ancient tales and creation myths from the Ainu people of Hokkaido to the Ryukyuans in the south.

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The Aussie dollar's not stretching far in Europe or the US - but in Asia? It still buys you serious luxury. Think top-tier ...

TikTok video shows tourist collecting the shell of a lethal cone snail at an Okinawa beach, unaware that the snail uses venom that causes full body paralysis within minutes.

A US marine has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman during his deployment in Japan’s Okinawa. Lance Corporal Jamel Clayton, 22, attacked and choked the woman ...

TORII STATION, Okinawa, Japan – U.S. Army Garrison Okinawa held a Change of Command ceremony to bid farewell to Lt. Col. Rachel Bowers and welcome Lt. Col. Elizabeth Johnson at Torii Station ...

Here's what to know about the July full moon, why it's called the Buck Moon, how to see it from Florida and some alternative names for it.

Because of its position in the lunar orbit, Tuesday night's full moon was at its lowest point on the horizon. This is known as a "lunar standstill" and only happens every couple of decades; this ...

A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon. The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the mission a failure ...

Private lunar lander from Japan crashes into moon in failed mission CEO and founder Takeshi Hakamada apologized to everyone who contributed to the mission, the second lunar strikeout for ispace.