Food is also symbolic for the Vietnamese Lunar New Year. In the North, Banh Chung, a sticky rice cake with banana leaves, is ...

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OSAKA—An eviction order was carried out in Osaka’s Kamagasaki district, the largest town for day laborers in Japan ... which had been a “symbol of Kamagasaki” in Osaka’s Nishinari ...

Meanwhile, there is a superstition in Japan that snakeskin contains the essence of "growth", with white snakes being ...

Three films created by Japanese directors have received nominations for this year's Oscars. They include a documentary directed by Ito Shiori, a journalist who has become a symbol of Japan's "Me ...

Rebounding tech stocks drove U.S. indexes higher Tuesday, a day after they tumbled on doubts about whether the ...

Yasukuni Shrine, which commemorates 14 Class-A war criminals along with the nation’s war dead, is viewed by South Korea as a symbol of Japan’s wartime militarism. In a statement, Naoto ...

Japan Food Tech Holdings, Inc. develops, manufactures, imports, and resells various food products. It focuses on creation of plant-based food products, such as Dr. Foie Gras, Vegan Caviar ...

The Nikkei225 index is the most widely quoted average of Japanese stocks. Topix is considered to be another major index for the Japanese equity markets it is quite similar to the Dow Jones ...

The nearby Itsukushima Shrineon Miyajima Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a symbol of Japan's enduring beauty. Located near Osaka, Sakai is a city with deep historical roots, known for ...