The Canadian-American anti-whaling activist Paul Watson was released ... opportunity to continue to expose Japan's illegal whaling activities.“ Defiant, Watson also vowed to continue his fight ...

COPENHAGEN--Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, detained in Greenland and awaiting possible extradition to Japan, has appealed to President Emmanuel Macron for political asylum in France his ...

COPENHAGEN--Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will remain in detention in Greenland while Denmark decides whether to extradite him to Japan, police in the autonomous Danish territory said on Monday.

Japanese officials expressed disappointment at the Danish Ministry of Justice's decision on Dec. 17 not to extradite a noted anti-whaling activist to Japan. Paul Watson, founder of the Sea ...

PARIS--Environmental activist Paul Watson, who is detained in Greenland and facing possible extradition to Japan, has formally requested French citizenship after France’s Foreign Minister said ...

The government of Denmark rejected Japan’s request to extradite him to face criminal charges stemming from a 2010 incident involving a Japanese whale research ship ...

U.S. Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol Dr. Vivek Murthy’s report cites studies linking alcoholic beverages to malignancies, including breast cancer. But to label them ...

Japan is hosting a conference for Japanese and Ukrainian officials to discuss reconstruction of Ukraine just ahead of the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion, while the U.S. and other ...

Afghan refugees who fled the 2021 Taliban offensive are still struggling to adapt to life in Japan, a situation that has furthered criticism of Tokyo’s treatment of asylum seekers. Japan accepts ...

The number of marriages in Japan was 474,717 in 2023, down by 30,213, or 6 percent, from the previous year, while 183,808 couples divorced, up by 4,709, or 2.6 percent. The number of deaths in ...

To support struggling families and encourage population growth, free school lunch programs have risen dramatically across Japan, although some municipalities are struggling to keep these going.

Japan’s calorie-based food self-sufficiency rate in fiscal 2023 stood at 38 percent, unchanged for the third consecutive year, the farm ministry said. The rate has remained at a low level for ...