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Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state attend the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian ...

The 200-year-old tile game is popping up in clubs, hotels and parties as a way for Gen Zers and millennials to connect ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba didn’t skimp on the legwork as he prepared for his meeting with President Donald Trump ...

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DJ Koo criticized Barbie Hsu’s ex-husband, Wang Xiaofei, accusing him of putting on a show of grief, referencing his widely ...

Japan is getting its first manga reader for the Nintendo Switch, but it's not clear if it will come to other markets ...

(This is Part 23 of the "Learning from Japanese picture books" series, which introduces recommended Japanese picture books, ...

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD,” a Switch remaster of the 2010 Wii game, was the top-selling video game in Japan last week ...