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Asahi Shuzo said the ingredients would be sent to the International Space Station in late 2025.
Kinugawa Onsen thrived in the ’80s but an economic downturn saw many of its hotels and ryokans abandoned. Now it’s luring tourists back.
Police identified the victim as Saaya Nakashima, 15, a third-year junior high student from Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture.
Japan’s central region, known for its fermented products, is drawing visitors to tour soy sauce and miso factories, and join in sake brewing.
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Brennon Washington’s case also sparked criticism as local police and Tokyo did not disclose the incident to the Okinawa government.
Travellers using Zurich Central Station will get a chance to try ekiben, or bento box meals, as their Japanese makers eye global expansion.
The Nihon Hidankyo group aims to energise nuclear disarmament efforts with their powerful testimonies amid rising concerns.
No foul play in death of Japanese singer and actress, 54, known for her role in hit 1995 romance, who was found in her bathtub at Tokyo home.
He is suspected of touching the breasts of the victim over her clothes at a club in Roppongi entertainment district.
Mieko Kanai was seen as a contender for the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, but in Japan her books are rarely even reviewed.
Ukrainian president says North Koreans deployed in western Russia have been killed in combat against his forces.
Jiang Zhuojun pleaded guilty to charges of damaging property and disrespecting a place of worship.
The suspect, who also faces a charge of desecration of a place of worship, has already left Japan for Hong Kong.
You’ve probably seen replicas of popular dishes in restaurant window displays. Tourists in Japan join workshops to learn how they’re made.
President Whipps said he and incoming US leader Trump are ‘very much in agreement’ regarding the Pacific island nation’s security.
Kita no Syokukei – Northern Food Story in English – made a splash at the San Sebastian Film Festival, screening to enthusiastic applause.
Widely listed as the oldest active professional football player, the former international aims to play for fourth-tier Japanese club Suzuka.
It follows similar defacement incidents in June and August.
An increase in abusive customers, which in extreme cases has driven workers to suicide, is seeing some Japanese companies take a stand.
Culinary school in London will teach how to prepare sushi and other traditional foods, with its graduates certified by Japanese government.
New Uniqlo store in Shinjuku is aimed partly at foreign tourists but will also stock items otherwise sold only in Europe and the US.
Rahm Emanuel said the coalition needs the economic equivalent of Nato’s Article 5 for effectiveness.
Efforts to create a new wave of interest in Japanese art and design in Europe are in full flow as the value of their domestic market plunges.
A shoe-mounted device developed by a Honda-backed start-up sends direction prompts by vibration, and app sounds alerts for potential hazards.
Moscow also rejected Tokyo’s protest over the incident, which was made through diplomatic channels.
With wine consumption down in China, winemakers in Ningxia look to export more, and create new products to meet consumers’ changing tastes.
Financial constraints force Britain to review taking part in the initiative to make one of the world’s most advanced warplanes.
Fast food chain’s skincare subsidiary farms ostriches for beauty products, while it uses their meat. Yoshinoya aims to expand sales of both.
The elevation of the Quad grouping – the US, Australia, Japan and India – is widely seen as a move against Beijing’s increasing presence in the Indo-Pacific region.
Body & Soul, in Japan’s capital Tokyo, is celebrating 50 years of hosting jazz greats including Art Blakey, Terumasa Hino and Makoto Ozone.
