The operators of Nozomi bullet train services connecting Tokyo and Hakata in southwestern Japan are considering reducing the number of nonreserved seats from next spring, sources close to the matter ...

At Hakata Mentai Yamaya Kitchen, the specialist’s first Singapore restaurant, the treasured mentaiko takes centre stage in hearty Japanese dishes, rather than served as just a topping ...

The clay head has an elongated skull, a flat nose and slanted eyes, a normal depiction of those from the Ubaid culture, ...

Craftspeople in the western Japanese prefecture of Hyogo ... In making snake figurines, workers pour liquid clay into a mold, dry them and then retouch their shapes and facial expressions with ...

HONG KONG--The oldest-ever male giant panda in captivity has died at age 35 at a Hong Kong theme park after his health deteriorated. An An lived most of his life at Ocean Park after he and a ...

In 1944, the Japan Mint contracted with the company to make patterns for clay 1-, 5- and 10-sen coins, and in July 1945 finally began making the 1-sen coins at locations in Kyoto and Seto.

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