Asian nation with 1,500-year-old imperial line insists only men can become emperor in policy revision

Japan’s Parliament voted Friday to enshrine male-only succession for the imperial throne, part of a monarchy that traces its origins back roughly 1,500 years. Lawmakers did so by revising an…

Tree-killing Asian beetle detected in EU for first time

The emerald ash borer, which has devastated ash forests in North America, has been detected in the European Union for the first time.