Chinese man claims he defaced Tokyo shrine over Fukushima discharge

Disney released the first official teaser for its live-action “Lilo & Stitch” film on Nov. 26, offering a glimpse of the mischievous alien Stitc...

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A survey by the University of Tokyo and The Nippon Foundation from April 24 to June 9 has uncovered a vast deposit of rare earth metals worth an estimated $26.3...

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The Houston Zoo on Friday welcomed Kirby, a 314-pound female Asian elephant calf born to 34-year-old Shanti after a 19-hour labor. The pachyderm strengthens the...

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The Philippines is reeling after Super Typhoon Man-yi, the unprecedented fourth major typhoon to strike in less than two weeks — and its sixth storm overall in...

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Despite November fast approaching, the peak of Japan’s iconic Mt. Fuji remains bare, with no snow in sight as of Tuesday. Snowcap typically starts to form on Ja...

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Visitors to the newly opened Xiaomeisha Ocean World in Shenzhen, China, are furious after discovering that its star attraction — a whale shark — was a robot. Th...

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A recent international study led by researchers from the University of Birmingham Southern University of Science and Technology reveals that over 99% of bottled...

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K-pop group Seventeen has collaborated with BBC Earth on a song featured in the trailer for its upcoming natural history series titled “Asia.” The two-minute tr...

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Forty-seven tigers, three lions and a panther died in Vietnamese zoos due to the H5N1 bird flu virus, according to state media. The deaths reportedly occurred a...

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Taiwan’s ban on single-use plastic cups at drink shops took effect nationwide at the start of September in an effort to reduce plastic waste. The policy,...

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