Daiso, a Japanese dollar store chain popular among social media users, is establishing roots in the Chicago area.

Japan’s Leading Restaurant Chain Skylark Lands in the U.S.; Discover Shabu-Yo Japanese Wagyu Hot Pot in Illinois With successful locations in Schaumburg and Naperville, Shabu-Yo is set to expand

President Biden’s ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, will leave his position in Tokyo on Monday and return to the U.S., a traditional changing of the guard ahead of the swearing-in of a new

We reviewed the names of people who have received pardons or commutations going back to the 1950s. Here’s a look back at some of them.

In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name

U.S. Steel and its would-be Japanese suitor Nippon Steel have gone to court to defend their $15 billion merger, after President Biden on Friday moved to block the deal, citing national security concerns. In a lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in ...

Executives at a leading Japanese bank apologized and took pay cuts on Thursday after police arrested an employee who allegedly stole about 1.4 billion yen ($9 million) worth of

Sen. Tammy Duckworth put Pete Hegseth’s foreign policy chops to the test during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday as President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon. The Illinois Democrat asked Hegseth to name one country in ASEAN,

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, weather monitoring agencies announced Friday. It’s the first

Japanese discount retailer Daiso said it will open its first Missouri store this month, in the St. Louis area. The global retail chain said it will open a new store Jan. 25 at 1905 Wentzville Parkway in the Wentzille Crossing shopping center.

I suggest you do a little homework,” said Duckworth, a Democrat from Illinois, after Hegseth failed to name any of the 10 countries in the alliance.

Former Normal Mayor and Town President Richard Godfrey, who received international and national recognition, met with presidents and world leaders, has died at the age of 91. Godfrey, a resident of Chicago,