Japan's falling population is owed, in part, to a spike in the success of women in the workforce. A greater percentage of Japanese women hold jobs than their American counterparts.

In the 1960s, the USSR tested a weapon system that could literally drop nuclear bombs from orbit. Known as FOBS - Fractional Orbital Bombardment System - it bypassed radar defenses by launching nukes ...

Japan's population has been shrinking for 15 years, with huge implications for the country's economy, national defense, and culture. Now, policymakers are working to boost birth rates.

Japan’s government faces pressure to curtail debt-fueled spending that some argue has staved off populist waves. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo Japan, which has the ...

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Japan’s “major earthquake” warning has put much of the country on high alert, even as some experts cast doubt on whether such an advisory is necessary or accurate.

Toyota Motor, Japan’s largest company, has projected a $1.3 billion hit to its profits for April and May alone because of the tariffs. Honda Motor and Nissan Motor have similarly forecast sharp ...

As an American, I made several travel mistakes during my first trip to Japan. There was train etiquette I wasn't aware of, and I often felt underdressed in Tokyo. I didn't realize I couldn't wear ...

The so-called Volga Atom is an alleged top-secret nuclear-powered car developed in the USSR in the 1950s and '60s. The existence of such a vehicle has been hotly debated over the years, and many ...

Supplement that USSR once secretly tested on Olympians may increase stamina and endurance By . Carly Stern. Published Nov. 12, 2024, 1:37 p.m. ET.

The Young Pioneers – How the USSR Shaped Its Future Generations. Posted: March 18, 2025 | Last updated: March 18, 2025. More than just a youth group, the Soviet Young Pioneers were a tool for ...

R evisionist history looks back at the end of WW II and argues that the US dropped atomic bombs on Japan to assert its supremacy over the Soviet Union.