Japanese traffic lights are blue instead of the green Americans know, but the reasoning involves some complex linguistic background and history.

Still, the story of these Japanese pioneers survives, preserved in museums, in family archives, and most visibly, in a road sign thousands pass by every day. “Women of Yamato” is now on ...

Soprano Nina Stemme sung her 126th and final performance of Isolde in Wagner's “Tristan und Isolde” with the Philadelphia ...

The global standard of a green light indicating “go” was set by the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals Treaty in 1968. Some countries, like the U.S. and Japan, never signed the ...

It's been a surreal week for those who live and work in the Civic Center area, as peaceful protests, clashes with police and ...

With world leaders set to gather in Kananaskis Country from June 15 to 17 for the G7 summit, security around the scenic area ...

The time has come to think about ways to improve Japan’s traffic rules by thrashing out the issues to determine if the current system is adequate.

BoE call. We expect the BoE to stick to quarterly cuts, leaving the Bank Rate at 3.75% by YE 2025, which is aligned with ...

Owners in Little Tokyo and beyond say they’re losing businesses and closing early after days of unrest prompted a nighttime ...

In which four Americans in Borneo win the Camel Trophy for the first time and learn that some vipers are not built by Dodge.