There is an added element in the Christmas trees in Ukraine—a Christmas Spider!  The folklore behind the tradition is that a poor widow and her children were startled to see a pinecone tear their ...

Hungry ogres, giant goats and trees that offer gifts... see how ancient lore, Norse gods and rites both old and new shape ...

Japanese police say they arrested a man in connection with the alleged stabbing of two people at an entertainment complex housing the female pop music group HKT48 in Fukuoka.

Japan’s world-famous street food and culture festival rolls into Coconut Grove this weekend with Japan Fes Florida, a sprawling outdoor celebration of Japanese flavors, crafts and community that Miami ...

Inflation in Japan is unlikely to speed up at a dangerous pace, the central bank’s governor said, suggesting that the pace of interest-rate increases will be gradual. “At the moment, we don’t see a ...

TOKYO—The Japanese economy shrank more than initially estimated last quarter, but that is unlikely to change expectations that the central bank will raise interest rates soon. Revised government data ...

St. Paul has declared a snow emergency to take effect tonight after a winter storm dropped 3-5 inches of snow and tangled up the morning commute. Beginning 9 p.m. Wednesday, night plow routes will be ...

Night owls this weekend can enjoy one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, with the Geminids blazing trails in the night sky between late on Dec. 13 and dawn on Dec. 15. According to ...

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Japan is an amazing place but the food there is just different. On this video I share with you some insane things I had there on the street that I never heard off before. Its pretty wild. What ...

NEW YORK/ LONDON Dec 19 (Reuters) - MSCI's global equities gauge advanced on Friday with technology leading Wall Street higher, while the yen weakened after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates to ...