Thatched roofs were once a common sight in the Japanese countryside, but they started to disappear in the 1950s, when people ...

Japan's nine major makers of processed foods and dairy products say they will start discussions on a joint delivery system, ...

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Japan’s factory output fell in August, adding to signs that the country’s economic recovery may lose momentum in the third ...

Japan’s regional economies are facing severe labor shortages. Their survival depends on their ability to persuade foreign ...

The era's warrior class and its martial virtues were redundant but lived on — overshadowed by the pursuit of pleasure.

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The autumn festival of Munakata Taisha shrine in Fukuoka Prefecture kicked off with the Miare Festival on October 1. The ...

Japanese companies want to invest in Australia: it’s growing, wealthy, safe and stable. The only issue is that it isn’t Japan ...

While the rebound in Japanese herring is the result of government investment, management of the fisheries is largely ...