Workers in Japan's western prefecture of Kochi are making brown sugar using traditional techniques that have been passed down since the Edo period, which ended more than 150 years ago. The brown ...

Maybe distance isn’t so tyrannical after all. Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida liked to say that “Ukraine today is Asia tomorrow,” a pointed reminder that distant events could well have ...

According to TheAsahi Shimbun, originally set at 150 yen (£ ... jobs in hotels, ryokan (traditional inns), restaurants, and various service sectors. In Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture, the Ito ...

Japan Airlines and domestic budget carrier IndiGo are all set to commence their codeshare partnership from December 16, which will allow the Japanese carrier access to 18 destinations in India, a ...

Japan, by contrast, have never beaten England and it will be a shock to compare with their 2015 World Cup win over South Africa if they triumph at Twickenham this weekend. Indeed Japan were the ...

Kioxia is the first to choose to operate under new rules in Japan that allow companies to file a registration statement and communicate with investors before receiving listing approval.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to unveil a $140 billion economic stimulus package to address a range of challenges from inflation to wage growth, following his election promises to ...

The western "Rust" had its world premiere on Wednesday at a Polish film festival, three years on from a shock on-set shooting that killed the cinematographer. Hollywood A-lister Alec Baldwin was ...

The number of foreign visitors for business and leisure rose from 2.87 million in September and exceeded the previous monthly record of 3.29 million set in July, data from the Japan National Tourism ...

JAPAN’S ruling coalition on Wednesday (Nov 20) agreed with a key opposition party on the draft of an economic stimulus package, clearing a major hurdle for the US$87 billion package designed to help ...

Bangladesh is set to sign an agreement with Japan to procure defence equipment with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, who holds the defence portfolio, having already given his consent. The ...