North Korean media report that leader Kim Jong Un has said Pyongyang will continue to pursue nuclear and missile development, ...

An exhibition of unique "hina" dolls featuring notable events such as the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games is being ...

Department store sales in Japan rebounded in January, as robust domestic demand for luxury goods made up for a fall in ...

The number of people suffering from hay fever, which seriously impacts daily life, is increasing worldwide. Behind this trend ...

US President Donald Trump has told Americans in his State of the Union address that he has engineered the biggest "economic ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the high-level talks with Iran that are scheduled to be held on Thursday in Geneva will largely focus on Iran's nuclear program. He expressed hope that progress ...

Rice imports by Japan's private sector are rising as high prices for domestic grain drive demand for alternative supplies. The imports jumped almost 12-fold in January from a year ago.

Health tech entrepreneur Ajima Masumi has developed an app to analyze the condition of children with developmental disorders, ...

A local supermarket has won grand prize four years in a row in a major deli dish competition. We follow the deli dish maker ...

Traditional Tsukemono, or pickles, preserve centuries of wisdom, allowing the vegetables' inherent flavors to shine. Picklers ...

Canadian cultural anthropologist Edmund Hoff explores Japan's shotengai. While shopping malls are on the rise worldwide, he ...

How can farming in Japan be made more exciting? That question drives a farmer from Indonesia who sees potential to help his ...