The AI frenzy has produced obvious winners in semiconductors: American chip designers, South Korean memory-makers, Taiwanese ...

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Anifilm launches May 5 in Liberec with 500+ animated films, games, exhibitions and talks. Coordinator Radek Hosenseidl ...

Tokyo's busiest airport will get a helping hand from robots. Credit: Xinhua News Agency / Contributor / Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images Tokyo's Haneda airport, also known as Tokyo International, ...

Thank you for following our live updates on the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck off the north of Japan. Its epicentre was in the Pacific Ocean and was 10km deep, the Japan Meteorological Agency ...

Residents of the affected region were urged to stay away from coastal areas, while tens of thousands of people were told to go to higher ground. Coverage on this live blog has ended. 'No abnormalities ...

As Japan’s cherry blossom trees, or sakura, bloom every March-April, the country transforms into a dreamy landscape full of soft colours and delicate flowers. The Cherry Blossom Festival isn’t just ...

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Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Learning a new language can be a tricky affair. Thankfully, we now have countless translation apps that make navigating foreign places much easier. But sometimes, those same tools do the exact ...

Though China and Japan are experienced in dealing with diplomatic crises, relations between the two neighbours appear to have reached a new low. And this time, their conflict may not be easily ...