In a rural town in Japan’s Tokushima Prefecture, older adults earn up to about $130,000 per year by collecting and polishing fallen maple leaves from their backyards as part of a local sustainability ...

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Elsewhere in Asia, South Korea's Kospi surged 0.9% to 5,218.81, hitting a fresh record as computer chip maker SK Hynix picked ...

Last month she decided to test her strong performance in the polls by calling a snap election on 8 February to Japan’s lower, more powerful house (loosely equivalent to the House of Commons, although ...

A guide to Shinjuku’s old-school kissaten coffee shops, from decades-old neighborhood cafes to retro spots locals still rely ...

Japan’s labor force population reached a record high 70.04 million in 2025, buoyed by the continued influx of seniors, women and foreign nationals in the job market, an internal affairs ministry ...

High in the misty riverside hills of Ashikubo, where tea bushes ripple across centuries-old terraces, a quiet revolution is brewing.

Official campaigning began across Japan on Tuesday for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8, as Prime Minister ...

Panda diplomacy has a long history in China, dating back more than 1,300 years. Historical records show that the Empress Wu ...

Sanae Takaichi, the first woman to lead Japan as prime minister, skipped a sumo awards ceremony, reflecting her cautious ...

The U.S. women's national team will return to action in April with a three-game series against longtime rival Japan during ...

TOKYO - Candidates planning to run in the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election are roughly split over the controversial ...