Japanese photographer 'obsessed with mountains': Word from the Smokies

The southern portion of the Japanese Alps also stretches into Shizuoka prefecture. Today more than ten percent of the land in ...

Pokemon card event at controversial shrine to Japanese war dead canceled after China protests

A Pokemon card game event planned for Saturday at a controversial shrine to Japan's war dead has been canceled and the Pokemon Company apologized for posting an event notice on its website following a ...
SunStar

Cebu shines as ATF 2026 host, sets vision for Asean tourism

CEBU took center stage in regional tourism as it hosted the 45th Asean Tourism Forum (ATF) 2026 from Jan. 26 to 30. The “Queen City of the South” welcomed an es ...

Written off by high road tax: the post-April 2006 cars that are now uneconomical to run

An out-of-date environmental policy means that perfectly roadworthy, even desirable, models are being scrapped due to the ...

Trump taps Kevin Warsh to chair Federal Reserve

The choice ends a monthslong search for a successor to Jerome Powell, who has resisted fierce White House pressure to lower ...
The Gentleman's Journal

Operating in the shadows of war: the special forces you maybe haven’t heard of

The men's luxury lifestyle magazine covering style & grooming, food & drink, business, lifestyle, gear, women and travel, for ...

Japanese business representative reportedly urges Takaichi to 'act normally'; rising economic pressures spark backlash against political adventurism: Chinese expert

Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi speaks during the election campaign rally on ...

Where to go in 2026 without crowds

This year, heed the warnings of overtourism and visit one of these 12 destinations instead.