"They're not trash cans, but resource bins," says Murakami Yuki. His love of making goes back to childhood. And at college he developed his own banana peel leather. Transforming garbage and scrap ...

However, books are no longer part of the norm for most people. More than 60 percent of Japanese do not read a single book over the course of a month, according to the “public opinion survey on ...

Whether you’re a lingerie collector, Japanese denim nerd ... Since drying laundry can be a balancing act between the available space in your home and the needs of the items you air-dry most ...

Thanks to its numerous health and beauty benefits, widespread availability and cheap cost, Japanese seaweed has become a globally recognized staple food and beauty ingredient that we can easily ...

Hours after US President Joe Biden faced backlash for describing Donald Trump supporters as "garbage," images supposedly ...

and call it Japanese whisky. Under the new voluntary regulations, they still can import-bottle-sell, but they would call it a world whisky–nothing wrong with this practice, just more transparency.

The religious connotations of sake are evident at the brewery. The big cedar-leaves ball hanging under the eaves is a symbol of a shrine for the god of sake-making. In Japan, sake is used to purify ...

While scientific research progresses, some elements of the Japanese diet can already be adopted for potential health benefits. Adopting a balanced, Japanese-style diet rich in whole foods ...

During the broadcast, Ohtani was shown spitting into a cup instead of the ground while hanging ... Japan is a very clean ...

To say that the action in Japan's stock market this year has been ... For most investors, there is actually little that can be done. Speculating on the yen's move is not going to be practical ...

The newfound influence of opposition lawmakers in Japan has investors looking for gains ... By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.