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 ...

Articulating rudders Articulating rudders are unlike conventional rudders and can be more costly to repair, when things go wrong. They are more susceptible to wear and tear, due to the higher ...

Just like you, while I was looking after my mother, at times I also felt jealous of my friends and colleagues who had grown up with wealthy, healthy parents. Now that I’m getting on in years, I ...

An in-house hospital team here has developed a language app for foreign patients to prevent delays in medical care and avoid ...

Toyota Motor Corp. on Friday said it will become the first major automaker to offer racing karts, in the hopes of nurturing a ...

The sister of Iwao Hakamata, a former boxer who was acquitted of murder charges after spending decades on death row, is ...

School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan48109-1041, United States Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ...

Despite being designed to attract tourists, the Mt Fuji Dream Bridge is facing backlash from locals overwhelmed by the surge ...

A flight from Tokyo to Houston was diverted to Seattle on Saturday after a passenger tried to open two of the plane's exit ...

TOKYO: The World Forum on Japanese Culture is set to kick off at the Museum of Art in Atami, Shizuoka prefecture, on May 31. The number of applications from people wishing to attend the inaugural day ...

Since 2019, Shirobito, a Japanese online media platform specialising in castles, compiles an annual list of Japan’s top 20 ...

Tourists are cancelling their trips abroad after a woman who has been referred to as Japan 's 'Baba Vanga' made a terrifying ...