Deep in a dark warehouse the sake sleeps, stored in rows of giant tanks, each holding more than 10,000 liters (2,640 gallons) of the Japanese rice wine that is the product of brewing techniques dating ...

The Japanese government is making arrangements to compile a supplementary budget of about 13.5 trillion yen ($87 billion) to ...

As of November 12, 2024, Tomiko Itooka is the oldest living person in the world, at 116 years and 173 days. The mother of ...

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The USS Edsall was overpowered by a Japanese fleet in the Indian Ocean but fought valiantly to the end, the U.S. Navy said.

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A court in Greenland has once again extended the detention of Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson while Denmark decides whether ...

A shortage of students willing to work at bars, restaurants or karaoke joints in the busy year-end season—even as pay rises—is a conundrum Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba must address to shore ...

The 1.03 million yen tax ceiling discourages part-timers from working towards the year-end. Read more at straitstimes.com.

It's not only that society is graying. New statistics warn of a major spike in the number of elderly Japanese living alone, ...