Emperor Naruhito and his wife, Empress Masako, are currently on an eight-day state visit to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, d…
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At a banquet hosted by Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, Naruhito hailed the two countries' "deep friendship and cooperation", Tokyo's Ky…
Japan's imperial couple commemorated compatriots who died in internment camps after the end of World War II during the first state visit to Mo…
The toxic smog that settles over the Mongolian capital every winter has been a suffocating problem for well over a decade
In the depths of winter, the city's daily average of PM 2.5 -- small particulate that can enter the lungs and bloodstream -- can be 27 times h…
Located in a basin surrounded by mountains, Ulaanbaatar traps smoke and fumes from both coal-guzzling power stations and homes
Respiratory illness cases have risen steadily, with pneumonia the second leading cause of death for children under five
Ger dwellings sprawl in the city's suburbs, where many people use coal burners
Traffic also clogs Ulaanbaatar with a planned metro system long delayed
Coal seller Bayarkhuu Bold delivers bags of briquettes to customers to heat their homes