How to stop a bear in big city: Japan issues shoot-to-kill guide

For years, they have become ever bolder and more aggressive, entering towns and cities, walking along busy streets and trespassing into homes, even military barracks. Now Japan has authorised drastic measures for dealing with its plague of bears: turning …

Blackfoot’s Dax Whitney named to Team USA collegiate team and will play in Japan series

It’s official. Former Blackfoot High and Idaho Falls Bandits standout Dax Whitney was named to the Collegiate National Team, which will compete in the 45th USA vs. Japan Collegiate All-Star Series in various locations across Japan beginning Tuesday and …

Porsche Design Tower Bangkok set to drive into Japan’s ultra-luxury market

Luxury branded residential development Porsche Design Tower Bangkok recently signed a partnership with List Sotheby's International Realty. The latter is now officially the development’s agent representative in the Japanese real estate market, …

Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations

President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen other nations that would go into effect on Aug. 1. Trump provided notice by posting letters on Truth Social that were …

Global markets: What Trump's tariff pause extension for Japan, South Korea mean for US stock market? EXPLAINED

Surprising markets across the globe, US President Donald Trump on Monday announced sweeping new tariffs on imports from 14 countries, including key Asian economies such as Japan and South Korea. He, however, extended the deadline for tariffs until August 1 …

Donald Trump compares Iran attack to Harry Truman's nuclear strike on Japan

President Donald Trump likened the attack on Iran's three nuclear sites last month to that of former President Harry Truman's atomic action in Japan. Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a White House dinner on Monday to …

Trump trade news: China, Japan race for next steps as president sends tariff letters

The White House sent letters yesterday to about a dozen countries laying out the rates at which imports would be taxed—ranging from 25% to 40%—if no other trade agreements are reached. The letters also explained that goods shipped through third countries …

Goals and Highlights for Japan 6-1 Hong Kong in EAFF E-1 Football Championship Match

Thanks! And that's all for now! Thank you very much for watching this East Asian Cup match here on VAVEL. Stay tuned for more broadcasts of this competition in the next rounds. Good morning and see you next time! END OF MATCH After Japan's sixth …

Japan Steps Up New Security Assistance to Countries Caught Between US and China

Japan is expanding its security assistance to strategically located countries across the Indo-Pacific, reflecting Tokyo’s embrace of its security role in the region and its desire to provide more options to countries that feel caught between the United …

A look at the cost of importation as Japan and South Korea face 25% tariffs