KANOYA, Kagoshima Prefecture--Where warplanes once took off from, the two roads here today are home to about 1,000 cherry blossom trees that were enjoyed by visitors in early April. The roads ...

A three-day evacuation exercise involving nearly 5,000 residents began on Feb. 14 close to a nuclear power plant here.

These "sister cities" exist all over the world, and there are two cities that are surprisingly alike despite their very ...