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Changing tastes brew bitter times for Japan's beer makers
Brews also are losing out in Japan to a wide variety of other liquors.
16 Aug 2017 2:15 PM
New hope for endangered eels, Japanese summer delicacy
Demand for it helped put the creatures on the International Union of Conservation of Nature's "Red List" of endangered species in 2014.
10 Aug 2017 7:52 PM
Mongolian-born wrestler turned Japanese to get to grips with sumo
Nyamjavyn Tsevegnyam has given up his Mongolian nationality to become Japanese.
20 Jul 2017 2:56 PM
UNESCO declares only men island in Japan world heritage site
The island has sometimes been said to ban women, but in principle anyone but the priests who pray there for 365 days a year is barred.
10 Jul 2017 7:05 PM
Ex-Japan policeman breaks records with Hello Kitty collection
Brand owner Sanrio said the feline-inspired character was not actually a cat but a "happy little girl".
03 Jul 2017 6:48 PM
Baby panda video as it struggles to snuggle goes viral!
Born to 11-year-old Shinshin. unnamed baby is already a national sensation
21 Jun 2017 7:37 PM
‘Netflix can help unleash Japan’s film industry’
Japan's Cannes prodigy Naomi Kawase believes Netflix can help unleash the creativity of her country's film industry.
09 Jun 2017 5:16 PM
Japan's SoftBank takes driving seat in Indian online shake-up
SoftBank has poured roughly $1 bn into Snapdeal since 2014, but competition has risen dramatically with Amazon cranking up its presence.
08 May 2017 8:49 AM
No welcome mat: Japan is tough to crack for refugees
Officials defend the low number, saying applicants are mainly from Asian countries seeking access to Japan solely for economic reasons.
06 May 2017 1:20 AM
Oldest Japanese porn star retires from the industry
Former opera singer Maori Tezuka made her debut in Japan’s flourishing “silver porn” industry at 71
21 Mar 2017 6:12 PM
North Korea threat looms over US envoy Tillerson's Asia trip
Tillerson arrived in Tokyo late Wednesday at the start of his four-day, three-nation tour.
15 Mar 2017 8:34 PM
Nearly 50 pc married couples in Japan not having sex
The study showed that 42% of single men and 44% single women between ages 18 to 34 were virgins.
15 Feb 2017 3:59 PM
'Rent-a-monk' business thrives as Japan loses temple ties
At the click of a mouse, customers can hire a monk from Minrevi from 35,000 yen($300) depending on the ceremony.
01 Feb 2017 9:50 AM
People talk to the dead through this phone booth in Japan
The phone booth is situated on a grassy hill in Otsuchi
30 Jan 2017 12:20 PM
‘Otona maki’ is a new way to relax in Japan
The method uses a basic posture that has gone unnoticed till now
17 Jan 2017 5:48 PM
Japan culling 210,000 birds amid spreading avian flu
It is the fifth mass cull this winter in Japan with hundreds of officials working to prevent the spread of the virulent H5 strain
18 Dec 2016 11:25 AM
Japan finds capsized fishing boat, 8 still missing
Two coast guard divers spotted the boat some 45 metres (149 feet) below the surface near the site of the accident.
15 Dec 2016 11:43 AM
Japanese band Pottya take aim at obesity prejudice
First treated as a quirky joke in 2015, the group's image is changing, with the release of two albums and a growing number of live concert
15 Dec 2016 11:12 AM
Uproar over 5000 dead fish in ice skating rink
A Japanese skating rink that froze 5,000 dead fish into the ice as an attraction for visitors was forced to close after receiving criticism.
28 Nov 2016 4:37 PM
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