Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the ...

In Japan, thousands of kimonos are gathering dust in people’s closets — or worse, ending up in the trash. One startup is transforming these unwanted kimonos into everyday apparel, in a bid to reduce ...

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The resignation comes as the public struggles with record high prices of the country’s traditional staple food.

In early May, during a major military event known as Operation Sindoor, India successfully intercepted and shot down several incoming weapons, including one of the most advanced air-to-air missiles ...

The Director of Agriculture for Manatuto Municipality, José Soares, said that 2,600 hectares of rice fields in Manatuto lie ...

Villagers from 10 villages in Gianyar, Bali have joined hands to find a solution to the mounting waste - both organic and ...

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek experienced record-breaking heat in Japan on his walking journey. Salopek witnessed ...

The authors demonstrate the results of developing this system with many examples. These results show the effectiveness of changing the approach to history education in Japan for the first time.