Virginians, and Americans across the country, are rightfully concerned about the rising cost of living. Nothing is a bigger ...

After a long break prompted by the Emperor’s Cup tournament, men’s Daido Life SV.League action resumes on Friday, December 27, and continues through Monday, with a full set of five double headers. In ...

These two characters are Omaneko and Hamu ChunChun, and they are the official mascots of a sub-base of Japan’s Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) in Omaezaki. While the Japanese military has a multitude ...

Japan’s first national volleyball league was formed in 1967. Three years earlier, the Japanese women’s national volleyball team, dubbed the “Oriental Witches,” won the gold medal at the ...

The Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) is a Partnership between the Government of Japan (GoJ) and the World Bank conceived in the wake of the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s. It was ...

For the uninitiated, sorting one's rubbish can be a convoluted process in Japan - a country that boasts one of the world's strictest waste disposal rules. But in the city of Fukushima, things are ...

But let’s get into it… COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWLS: The 10 worst bowl names of 2024, ranked If the 12 CFP mascots faced off in a battle royale à la a ridiculous Anchorman-style brawl, which four ...

Yoko-Pon, mascot for Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan, helps usher in the holiday season at a Christmas tree lighting on Dec. 6, 2024. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes) ...

Beloved and reviled in equal measure, brand mascots have the power to create strong bonds with audiences, but they’re slowly becoming obsolete. We explore why, and how some creatives are taking a ...

Youppi! and METAL! gather with Bailey, Ellie the Elephant, Sabretooth, Sparky and Viktor the Viking for the fifth edition of the Canadiens Mascot Party at the Bell Centre on December 17.

Japan ranked 29th for labor productivity among the 38 member countries of the OECD, according a survey by the Japan Productivity Center released Monday. Japan's per-hour productivity in 2023 came ...