Norway has selected “Armand,” the feature debut of Ullmann Tøndel which stars “Worst Person in the World” actor Renate ...

On this day: On August 18, a series historical events took place in India and around the world . This date is seen milestones across various spheres, right from economic and political upheavals to ...

While the 58-foot-long bronze sculpture in Washington D.C. will now be the country's foremost World War I memorial, it is far ...

Typhoon Shanshan made landfall Thursday morning in southern Japan, bringing strong winds and high waves to the area, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. According to the agency, the typhoon made ...

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To mark 100 years since the start of World War One, we’re posting stories that ran in the Star, during this pivotal time in history. Explore the headlines and reports as the world came to grips ...

During WW1 silk postcards and handkerchiefs were bought ... and the ensign of the Japanese Imperial Army. The reverse has Fabrication Francaise P.R. and Modele Depose printed on it and lines ...

JOMON (10,000 - 300 B.C.) Prehistoric period of tribal/clan organization. Stone Age hunters and gatherers who make jomon (rope-patterned) pottery inhabit Japan. 660 B.C. Mythological Jimmu ("Divine ...

Japanese is a language isolate, spoken by 121 million people in Japanese archipelago. There are small Japanese communities in American Samoa, Hawaii, North and South ...

What is a Japanese spider crab? They may look like something from a 1950s sci-fi film, but Japanese spider crabs are gentle giants. And giants they are. Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on ...

The 'ghost' WW1 U-boat lying in the River Medway Was the ... The sinking was the worst maritime loss of life for Japan in the war but Mr James said: "I'm surprised at the strength of feeling ...