A dayslong search is underway for James “Weston” Higginbotham, a 20-year-old American student who disappeared during a family vacation in Japan.

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, June 4 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates this month unless a sharp escalation in the Middle East conflict upends markets, three sources said, as rising fuel costs from the energy shock add to mounting price pressure in the economy.

Japan has changed practice venues in Monterrey ahead of the World Cup after players encountered an uneven pitch marred by patches of dirt at their original training ground.

Netherlands have the most stars. Sweden might've the best player. But Japan might have the team to do the impossible this summer.

SAI signs MoU with Japan's University of Tsukuba for partnership in multiple fields

A bear that injured four people in Fukushima, Japan, this week has escaped, according to local officials. Fukushima Mayor Yuki Baba highlighted the Asian black bear's apparent intelligence in a press conference. "It appears to be an extremely intelligent bear," Baba said. "We are receiving reports that the bear turned on a tap to drink water."

The Navy has removed the top three leaders of its largest overseas ship maintenance facility, marking the second leadership shake-up at the command in less than two years.