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Exercise Malabar is a complex, high-end operational exercise that has grown in scope and complexity over the years.

A new study in East Asian women has identified three genetic changes linked to an increased risk of breast cancer .

Workers push an inert B53 nuclear bomb casing to its new home at Pampa's Freedom Museum on Wednesday.

CHILE: San Jose resident Mike Smithwick's recent trip was an "astronomy vacation."

Peleliu, a U.S. amphibious ship, front right, in the harbor with, from left to right, China's Peace Ark, Qiandaohu and Yueyang at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Pearl Harbor on June 30. Chinese and Japanese ships encounter each other almost daily around waters off contested islands in the East China Sea.

As hinted at in an earlier report from Nikkei , Sony today confirmed it is investing 35 billion yen to increase the production of image sensors for smartphones and tablets, reports Reuters .

Tomoaki Makino opened the scoring for Urawa in the 13th minute with a left-footed shot from close range, and Shinzo Koroki doubled the advantage 10 minutes after the break with his fourth goal of the season.

Japan is a nation that has had more than its share of monsters -- well, in the movies anyway.

When Japanese and North Korean officials met in Beijing on July 1, the North Korean delegation agreed to organise a special investigation committee to locate all Japanese citizens living in North Korea, including abductees.

A food scandal involving Chinese meat supplier Shanghai Husi Food Co. Ltd. has spread to Japan with at least two companies halting sale of products supplied by the firm.

Six Japanese students will stay in Santa Fe with host families through Sunday as part of an exchange program with the city of Tsuyama, Japan.

YTL Hotels has announced the launch of the KASARA brand, a collection of unique and luxurious hotels, resorts and residences in exotic locations in Asia and beyond, including Hokkaido, Japan; Koh Samui, Thailand and Pulau Tiga in Borneo.

Over the past few years, a number of people have sent objects into space via giant helium balloons.

Chum salmon fisherman Fumiiro Sugawara says, in Japan, Alaska is known for its king salmon.

A one-time youth pastor from Shelbyville has been sentenced to three years and four months in federal prison for possessing child pornography.

TOKYO: State-run Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp issued a tender on Tuesday to buy about 630,000 barrels of Middle Eastern light crude for the government's Strategic Petroleum Reserves.

Tokyo is also hoping the deal will deepen ties with Mongolia as it tries to resolve the case of Japanese citizens abducted during the Cold War by North Korean agents, leading dailies the Asahi and Yomiuri reported.

Officials said at a joint House committee briefing that roughly 75,000 people in Hawaii don't have health insurance, down from well over 100,000 last year.

Just as the world is still buzzing from last month's debut of the new Diagon Alley park Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando, Japan is celebrating their own piece of the pie.

Iconic Southern California retail brand Fred Segal announced that it will open its first international lifestyle center in Tokyo, Japan in Spring 2015.