RICE is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval- shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the ...

With no solid object of fixed colour against which to correlate, "blue" has historically had the capacity to range loosely ...

In Since Then, Minami acknowledges her growing affection for Arata, realizing she is not alone in her feelings. Although the ...

We catch up with writer and food personality Yukari Sakamoto on why she's been visiting the famed hot spring since the 80s.

The Japanese Women’s Everest Expedition team had been living at a high altitude for six weeks, and were less than a week away ...

Tokyo is a mega city that can be overwhelming so choosing where to stay in Tokyo can make a big difference to your visit.

Beneath the cherry blossoms of Hiroshima, memories of devastation linger — but so does hope. This exclusive extract from Six Minutes to Winter, Mark Lynas’s urgent new book on the threat of nuclear ...

Proximar Seafood AS has informed that last night, approximately 170,000 fish died at its facilities due to an incident caused by a disruption in the circulation pumps at its facility near Mount Fuji ...

These theme parks in Japan may not be as famous as USJ or Disneyland, but they’re certainly unique and just as thrilling.

Irish entrepreneurs visit Japan to scope out potential trading opportunities and learn from the country’s biggest companies ...

All Mount Kinabalu hikers will also need to pay a RM10 (18 years and above) or RM5 (17 years or below) conservation fee on ...

You can’t go wrong with a 10-14 day small group adventure style tour with a few extra nights in Tokyo to explore on your own.