3rd Class William Girard of the U.S. Army beckoned her in broken Japanese—calling her “Mama-san”—and then shot ... confirmed that Japan and the United States had struck a secret deal ...

according to the Japan National Tourism Organization. Get top local stories in San Diego delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC San Diego's News Headlines newsletter. Many are flocking to ...

who pitched for the San Francisco Giants during the 1964 and 1965 seasons. But it was thirty years later when pitcher Hideo Nomo came to the Dodgers in 1995 that Japan’s presence in the big ...

Spring has officially arrived, and Japan’s iconic cherry blossoms, or sakura, are beginning to bloom across the country! As of April 3, 2025, the cherry blossom season has kicked off in much of ...

When is the best time to visit Japan? When is the best time to visit Tokyo? You have decided you want to travel to Japan - great! But now comes the hard part: planning. Everyone says to visit during ...

Sweet mama and her babies. Photo screen grab from Brown County Humane Society, Kansas' Facebook page. A mama dog is now as happy as can be after she and her babies were rescued from being put down ...

Now, Gambino just opened her very first sourdough bakery in Wyandotte called “Sour Mama.” Before opening her storefront, Gambino was selling loaves and other sourdough goods out of her house ...

The San Diego Zoo celebrated the birth of a sloth pup on Feb. 8 to 12-year-old mother sloth, Xena. (Photo courtesy of San Diego Zoo) The San Diego Zoo welcomed the birth of a sloth pup in early ...

SANTA CRUZ Spirit of ’75 series continues with Ken Okada Group Kuumbwa Jazz is continuing to celebrate 50 years of bringing eclectic music and cultural performances to Santa Cruz with its Spirit of ...

Mosques were once a rare sight in Japan, but no longer. The latest, Masjid Istiqlal Osaka, opened in Osaka’s Nishinari Ward last year. It is housed in a former factory building.