The Nagasaki Lantern Festival, a dazzling winter tradition here, began on Jan. 29, illuminating this southwest Japan city with around 15,0･･･ ...

The Japanese city is “beautifying” itself ahead of hosting the World Expo — not by planting flowers, but by banning ...

The weather-beaten flag bears the names of men who endured the infamous Bataan Death March and rode the "hell ships" to Japan, defying the odds by their survival. They lived long enough, at least, to ...

The Japanese city of Osaka on Monday imposed a smoking ban on public streets as part of efforts to become more ...

After months of delays, The CLE Flag Project announced plans to reveal a new design for the flag of Cleveland by early March, now under the guise of an unofficial “people’s flag.” The volunteer-led ...

As the Japanese city of Kobe marked the 30th anniversary of a deadly earthquake on Friday, a series of recent tremors off the ...

President-elect Donald Trump has expressed frustration that flags will be flying at half-staff when he takes office later this month. It's an action put in place by President Joe Biden to honor ...

President-elect Donald Trump has expressed frustration that flags will be flying at half-staff when he takes office later this month. It's an action put in place by President Joe Biden to honor the ...

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Reactions have been mixed on the 10 finalists. Before voting closes on Feb. 14, hear from design experts about what makes for a good option. Coco Chanel made a name for designing many things ...