Japan tops many travelers’ wishlists, with searches for learning Japanese up 30%. Tourists are embracing local phrases to ...

Father Toto Mendez apologized in court after admitting he met 16-year-old on Grindr dating app and engaged in sexual contact ...

TIYN: State of the Judiciary address at the Idaho Capitol, Know Your Government series hosted by the Nampa Chamber of ...

In a January 26 ruling, a Japanese district court held the North Korean government liable for grave human rights violations against Koreans and Japanese citizens lured to North Korea through its ...

Cosplayers assume the "kamehameha" energy wave attack pose used by "Dragon Ball" anime character Goku, at an anime event in New Delhi, Dec. 31, 2023. (Mainichi/Tamami Kawakami) TOKYO -- "Just shut ...

China has unveiled new export controls on Japan amid elevated tensions over Taiwan, prompting a rebuke by Tokyo. China’s Ministry of Commerce said it had banned so-called dual-use items, with military ...

The two largest cities in Canyon County will see new leadership take an oath at respective swearing-in ceremonies on Monday. The ceremonies are open to the public and will begin at 5 p.m. at Nampa ...

The formal date of England’s creation as a country is contested. Some say we turned 1,100 in 2025, marking the year when the Anglo-Saxon Athelstan was crowned "Rex Anglorum” — king of the English — in ...

Vietnamese workers study Japanese at a food-processing company in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Foreign residents made up 9.5 percent of the people in their 20s in Japan in 2025, ...

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook western Japan on Tuesday but no tsunami warning was issued and no major damage was reported. The tremor was recorded at 10:18 am (0118 GMT) in Shimane ...

Many now carry tribal documents proving their U.S. citizenship in case they are stopped or questioned by federal immigration ...