Standing still on an escalator has become a paid profession in Japan’s city of Nagoya – part of a quirky but earnest campaign to reduce accidents and instil order ahead of an expected surge in ...

The city of Nagoya has even passed a municipal ordinance to that effect. However, since walking on an escalator takes only roughly the same amount of agility as walking up or down a flight of stairs, ...

“The colors of Philadelphia are blue and gold,” Henry C. McCook wrote in advocating for a city flag in 1894. The Philadelphia ...

NAGOYA -- A third-term municipal assembly member here signed up 26 city residents as volunteers for next year's 20th Asian Games without their permission, it has been learned. Nagoya Municipal ...

NAGOYA--The city’s board of education acknowledged that a deceased first-year junior high school student was bullied in a group chat, but said it could not determine if bullying was the direct ...

The Paralympic Committee of India has unveiled the logo and mascot 'Viraaj' for the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics ...

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 27, 2025) rejected a plea seeking to protect Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar’s name under the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950.

“This should be on your city emblem.” At earlier hearings, environmentalists raised concerns that the development would produce an urban heat island effect, harming the tree.

Under the Utah law, which went into effect Wednesday, state or local government buildings can be fined $500 a day for flying any flag other than the U.S. flag, the state flag, a city or county ...

LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. see lower social acceptance for transgender people than those who are lesbian, gay or bisexual, a new Pew Research Center poll found.