”I can’t even comment on such delusion,” says security council deputy chairman, but still recommends ritual disembowelment.
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Railway company’s dedication to customer service backfires, landing it in hot water instead.
Ambassador takes aim at Japan’s richest man, questioning the decision to value pants and T-shirts over Ukrainian lives.
Fake news story goes viral around the world, but the real story behind it is just as compelling.
President Putin chocolate is one of five recommended items you can buy at this specialty food store.
In an age fraught with international tensions, a new movie co-produced by Russia and Japan sends a powerful message that love transcends language and borders.
Perhaps even stranger still, this particular person has achieved an almost cult-like status among some Japanese women.
Commune with your comrades and enjoy a taste of some authentic, homemade Mother Little Sister Russia!
A hunter got more than he bargained for when he shot a bear in the forest in western Siberia – he found his car ransacked the next day in an apparent “revenge attack”.
The man shot and wounded a brown bear while out hunting with two friends. On returning to his car the next morning, he found that it had been completely destroyed by the angry bear – while his friends’ two cars nearby were left untouched.
The recent tragedy of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has capture the attention and sympathy of people across the world, leaving many wondering how such a horrible accident could have occurred. While fingers are being pointed and world leaders are looking for someone to blame, many in Japan are also wondering why a flight from Amsterdam to Malaysia was going through Ukrainian airspace in the first place.
This spring, our Japanese-language correspondent Kuzo travelled to Thailand, where, among other things, he treated himself to the largest hamburger we’ve ever seen. All that beefy goodness must have given him plenty of energy, since he’s back on the road again, this time travelling all the way from Beijing to London by train.
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