Punch-kun, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo, became an internet star for his bond with an orangutan plush. There are many ...

Tosowoong’s Green Caviar Facial Serum offers up exactly what it says on the tin. It’s made with Caulerpa lentillifera extract (otherwise known as Umibudo), a seaweed native to Japan with a translucent ...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is preparing for another active year of combating Japanese beetles.

Drinking red wines all on their own is even a little ridiculous, because their flavors and tannin lack the stimulus that food, especially fat or some kind, provides. Whether it’s with a hamburger or ...

Japan is seeing a record surge in international tourism, with more than 40 million visitors expected in 2025. This increase is driving demand for authentic and local experiences, and one area gaining ...

Mariko is a financial journalist with more than 15 years of experience. Most recently she is a breaking news correspondent for Reuters in Tokyo, writing everything from business, social issues, ...

Scientists at Okayama University of Science in Japan have developed a new wine grape called Muscat Shiragai, a hybrid of the local wild Shiraga grape and the Muscat of Alexandria. The grape combines ...

Japan's Takaichi vows Nordic levels of women in cabinet. Can she deliver? In her campaign to become Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi made a bold promise to narrow the country's wide ...

Japan's agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi (Jiji Press photo) TOKYO – Japanese Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi met with his Philippine counterpart, Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., in Manila on ...