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 ...

The 40-year yield is still below the US 30-year Treasury yield, which earlier today briefly flirted with 5.0% again. Click to read.

The company behind a new nature adventure park on Japan's southern island of Okinawa is hoping the country's huge tourism ...

When Japan's farm minister declared that he never had to buy rice because his supporters give him "plenty" of it as gifts, he ...

Japan is one of the top travel destinations for Singaporeans — with a record of more than 690,000 travelling to the country ...

Junglia, a 60ha site built on an old golf course ... are other nature adventure parks in Japan and it is relatively expensive. A day pass costs 6,930 yen for locals and 8,800 yen for foreigners.

The Yen, from increased demand for Japanese government bonds ... and looks to build on a three-week-old uptrend amid a combination of supporting factors. US fiscal concerns and a downgrade ...

Giant panda Fuhin is pictured on May 20, 2025, at Adventure World zoo and amusement park in Shirahama in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. Wakayama prefectural police presented a certificate of ...

In this episode, see how Japan battles a looming aging care crisis, with grassroots carers and corporate initiatives seeking ...

Officials in Japan are calling for new rules to charge ... The cost of a rescue helicopter could be as much as 500,000 yen (US$3,440) an hour, the Shizuoka governor said, with mountain rescue ...

Japanese Agriculture Minister Taku Eto resigned due to the controversy stirred by his statement that he never buys rice ...

When a 41-year-old Hong Kong resident learned that the ... has exchanged Hong Kong dollars to Japanese yen three times since spring, when the yen began to plunge steeply, in anticipation of ...