Scores of Japanese men have offered to fight in Ukraine’s defense against the Russian invasion. At least 70 men from Japan have volunteered to join Ukraine’s foreign legion as of Tuesday, a surprising ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Keiichi Kurogi was one of dozens of men in Japan who offered to join an "international legion" to fight Russian invaders after Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for ...

ISHINOMAKI, Japan >> Dozens of volunteers donned white disposable jumpsuits, rubber boots and hard hats at the 370-year-old Jionin Buddhist temple cemetery Friday, sacrificing holiday time to help ...

YOKOHAMA--On a recent winter day, five members of a volunteer firefighting brigade based here were standing in front of the Naka Ward office building drumming up interest. Surrounded by passers-by, ...

The delight of everyone, young and old, in Japan at Tokyo’s capture of the 2020 Summer Olympics is palpable. This is a city, indeed a whole country, in celebration. Among the active young—who might be ...

TOKYO -- Suicides are on the rise among Japanese teens and that worries 21-year-old Koki Ozora, who grew up depressed and lonely. His nonprofit "Anata no Ibasho," or "A Place for You," is run entirely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: Tsuchiko on Facebook Fuminori Tsuchiko, a Japanese volunteer who provides free meals to hundreds of Kharkiv residents every ...

Koki Ozora, a college student who started a nonprofit called "Anata no Ibasho," or "A Place for You," talks with a woman who'd like to help Ozora's organization, as he speaks in his office in Tokyo.AP ...

ZAMA CITY, Japan – U.S. Army community volunteers helped plant the seeds — literally — for a strong partnership with their neighboring Zama City during an Oct. 8 event near the Sagami River here.