On the outskirts of Osaka, a group of civil engineers has developed a material that could upend one of the world’s most ...

Japan’s sidewalk restaurants, known as “yatai,” have almost entirely disappeared—except in Fukuoka, where they’ve undergone a ...

Benesse Art Site Naoshima, a sprawling art constellation on three islands, adds a 10th museum by the star architect Tadao ...

Anyone who has had their heart broken by images of dolphins or sea turtles struggling or even dying because they got tangled ...

Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program of robotic Solar System exploration. Tianwen ...

Plastic waste from around the world is being burned to power Indonesia's tofu factories, contaminating the local food supply.

The UN on Wednesday condemned a US-backed aid system in Gaza after 47 people were injured during a chaotic food distribution ...

One traveler said that plastic overuse was a major issue in Japan, where they spotted multiple examples on a recent trip.

The top “Koshihikari” brand now sells for nearly 5,000 yen ($35) per 5 kilograms (11 pounds). Rice stocks at Japan ...

The issues were uncovered during a broader review of hazardous waste management by the DOD in Japan. The units involved ... stemmed from a fire-suppression system malfunction during cold ...

Japan’s planned releases of wastewater used ... Richmond cites studies showing that radionuclides and debris released during the initial Fukushima accident were quickly detected nearly 5,500 ...

Ocean Cleanup’s System 001 prototype is towed out of ... The GPGP is split into two main areas—the Western Garbage Patch near Japan and the Eastern Garbage Patch between California and Hawaii.