The winner of a pasty crimping competition said she was "very surprised" as she had not "made a pasty in years". The event was held at the Great Cornish Food Store in Truro on Saturday and Sue Mountford was crowned the winner.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed admiration during his meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 7.

Consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area grew at a slower pace in February, cooling speculation about an early interest-rate increase by the Bank of Japan.

A gauge tracking near-term price swings in the Japanese yen climbed on Monday, approaching a six-week high as traders grappled with the prospect of more inflationary pressure on one hand and Bank of Japan warnings against a quick surge in bond yields on the other.

Shota Imanaga said he doesn't take lightly the "honor" of being named Opening Day starter for the Chicago Cubs on March 18 in Tokyo.

Tokyo's Skytree soars 634 metres (2,080 feet) upwards, giving spectacular views of the Japanese megalopolis and -- on a clear day -- the majestic Mount Fuji.

A woman from Tokyo has flown to Cornwall to compete in the first-ever World's Fastest Crimper competition for amateurs. Yuriko Shigyo arrived in Truro on Friday afternoon and said she hoped her entry would encourage "further exchanges" between the UK and Japan.

Tokyo Gas said on Wednesday it had made its first foray into a commercially operational terminal for liquefied natural gas outside Japan by acquiring a 20% stake in Philippines' FGEN LNG, a unit of First Gen Corp .

The Chicago Cubs will face the Los Angeles Dodgers in a two-game series at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The first game will take place on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 (3/18/25), and the second game will take place Wednesday,

Tokyo even introduced a government-sponsored dating app to help people find partners.