Japan's industrial output in October rose 3.0 percent from the previous month for the second straight month of increase, ...

Chemicals potentially harmful to human health, collectively known as PFAS, were detected in about 20 percent of tap water in Japan, though no samples contained the maximum permissible amount ...

A surge in suicides by women in 2020 fueled the first rise in Japan's total number of suicides in 11 years, according to government data. A total of 7,026 women took their own lives in Japan in ...

Japan does not have the lowest death rate for Covid-19 - in the region, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Vietnam can all boast lower mortality. But in the early part of 2020, Japan saw fewer ...

That is what's happening with Japan's rising sun flag and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. And the strongest criticism is from South Korea - where some politicians even compare it to the Nazi swastika.

We may have wooden satellites in just a few years, according to an announcement this month by Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, organizations whose combined roots go back 550 years. Wood ...

The technologies will supply 18% of the Japanese generation profile in ten years’ time, according to WoodMac, thanks in part to a further 30% reduction in generation costs on the back of falling ...

The number of births in Japan plummeted to its lowest level on record in 2020 as the novel coronavirus pandemic accelerated, data released by the health ministry on June 4 showed. The number of ...

And now, Fukano Whisky, a rice-based Japanese spirit, received one of the highest points at 2020 Ultimate Spirits Challenge. The 10-year old whisky scored 96 out of 100, which tied with Hibiki ...