In an effort to combat the growing trend of people being single in Japan, the Tokyo City Hall has launched a new program called “Tokyo Futari Story.” This initiative aims to create more couples, or “futari,” in a country where being alone, or “hitori,” is becoming increasingly common. The city… Read More

American former exchange student Amanda Knox’s hopes of fully clearing her legal record in Italy suffered a blow on Wednesday after an appeals court in Florence reconfirmed her slander conviction for wrongfully accusing a man of her British roommate’s 2007 murder. The panel of judges and jury upheld Knox’s three-year… Read More

Novak Djokovic, the world’s top-ranked tennis player, faced a tough challenge in his fourth-round match at the French Open on Monday. Early in the second set, he was lying on his back, wincing in pain as a trainer worked on his injured right knee. Djokovic worried that he might have… Read More

In a historic moment for Mexico, a woman — Claudia Sheinbaum — has captured the presidency, becoming the nation’s first female leader in its over 200 years of independence. The 61-year-old former Mexico City mayor and outspoken socialist emerged victorious in Sunday’s election by promising continuity with her predecessor, Andrés… Read More