Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. Some shouted “banzai” — “long live” — while others ...

The new year is already shaping up as a good one for roller coaster enthusiasts, thrill ride junkies and theme park fanatics.

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share I was taking a walk in ... and he mentioned that the first state championship in girls flag football would soon be underway, and that I should cover it.

Saint Ann Church Pastor Shawn Simchock recently presented the Ad Altar Dei Emblem to Troop 38 Scouts Robert and Mattie Schanbacher. The Emblems were presented by the National Catholic Committee on ...

Sometimes, the search for the biggest scare possible may take you overseas and into an exploration of Japanese horror movies ... from the “Land of the Rising Sun” that are so unique in ...

In agreeing to take down the banners, the South Koreans said they received a promise from the IOC that the displaying of the Japanese “rising sun” flag will be banned at stadiums and other ...

At the stroke of noon on February 15, 1965, Canada’s red and white maple leaf flag was raised for the very first time on Parliament Hill. On the same day in 1996, National Flag of Canada Day was ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A Japanese space startup said its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been ...

Photovoltaic technology is one such development which has recently gained significant attention. While electric vehicles have long been the preferred alternative fuel source and Japan’s hydrogen ...

The other reason which I didn’t tell him was because I felt it was a bit of a red flag. He did offer me an explanation, that he couldn’t get to the bank this week because he is snowed under ...

Dick Van Arsdale, a former second-round pick of the Knicks who later became known as the “Original Sun,” has died, the Suns announced Monday on social media. He was 81 years old. No cause of ...