Japan

Writer/artist Sylvain Repos' cyber-samurai adventure Yojimbot will be published in English for the first time this December. The series, which first launched back in 2021, will be collected into a new 160-page trade paperback by Dark Horse with coloring by Noiry and translation by Matt Maden.Yojimbot is set in a post-apocalyptic future Japan…

European countries are stepping up their military assistance to Ukraine, as Russian forces intensify their offensive in the country's eastern regions. Sweden said on Wednesday it will provide additional assistance of 1.16 billion euros, or about 1.26 billion dollars, to bolster Ukraine's air defense capability.…

US tech firm OpenAI says it identified five groups, based in various countries, that have been using its technology in attempts to manipulate public opinion. The firm developed the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT. OpenAI on Thursday reported the latest trends in covert influence operations. It said five…

Japan's Princess Kako has visited the World Heritage site of the Old Town of Corfu as part of her official trip to Greece. Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince and Princess Akishino, arrived on the island of Corfu on Wednesday afternoon. The landscape of the Old Town shows the influence of Western…

The rainy season is coming to Japan. And for some people that means feeling a bit sick, with headaches and other body discomfort. The cause may be "weather change sickness." It's not the official name for the symptoms, but it's starting to become commonly used in Japan. We'll explain what the condition is and how to deal with it.…

Coastal areas of India and Bangladesh have been battered by a powerful cyclone, the first of the year.Local media say the storm killed at least 16 people in both countries. Weather officials say Cyclone Remal moved north over the Bay of Bengal before making landfall on Sunday. Media outlets say at…

Japanese weather officials are warning of bands of heavy rain clouds that could bring torrential downpours in some parts of the southwestern prefectures of Kagoshima and Miyazaki from Monday night through Tuesday. The officials are urging people to be on alert as the rows of clouds may suddenly increase the risk…

The Japan Coast Guard says it has been informed by North Korea of its plan to launch what it calls an artificial satellite sometime between May 27 and June 3. The projectile will likely fall in one of three areas -- two locations in the Yellow Sea southwest of North Korea and one in the Pacific Ocean east of the…

Member states of the World Health Organization have failed to meet a deadline on consensus for a global treaty to fight future pandemics in time. They plan to discuss measures going forward at the WHO general assembly that starts in Switzerland next week. The WHO members began talks two years ago based on lessons…

Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors have begun two days of meetings in northern Italy. Officials are expected to discuss the status of the global economy and risks to it, including persistent inflation in the United States. They will also exchange opinions on the impacts of…