The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) special committee drafted a proposal on May 21 aimed at encouraging foreign ...

Suminagashi, or "floating ink," is an ancient Japanese art form that creates intricate marbled paper patterns. Dating back more than a thousand years for calligraphy and poetry decoration, this ...

Japan's industry ministry says it will move up the target date for gasoline to be blended with bioethanol in some regions of ...

The widely held belief is that American Horace Wilson introduced the sport to Japan in 1872. Fitts' discovery revises the ...

Instead of pushing a rash, politically motivated tax reduction initiative, the parties should initiate a fundamental and broad-based debate on fuel taxation with an eye toward the introduction of ...

In this episode, we continued our ongoing series on fintech in Asia with Toshio Taki, the co-founder of Money Forward, a Japanese fintech firm that provides financial management tools for individuals ...

Digital textbooks have already been introduced as "alternative materials" in subjects such as English and math in elementary and junior high schools in Japan. As digital learning materials can ...

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is testing ... development and earlier introduction of equipment necessary for the JMSDF in close collaboration with the ATLA and other organizations, as ...

In Japan, introduction of AA is on a voluntary basis. Thus, relatively few corporations are willing to increase the number of women in management. Korea's experience suggests that improving women's ...