We visited the Takefu Knife Village to see how some of the most respected knife-making masters in Japan practice their craft.

The Japanese Yen struggles to lure buyers and languishes ... to achieve price stability and foster full employment. Its primary tool to achieve these goals is by adjusting interest rates.

Just like wine, coffee can be paired with food based on the beans and brewing methods used. Being served delicious cups of ...

Coffee can be paired with food based on the beans and brewing methods used. Being served delicious cups of coffee by skilled ...

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This hand tool is of Japanese origin, called Hori Hori garden knife, that any beginners should have. It can trim and cut on different materials, such as strings, vegetable plants, and fruits.

KYOTO/TOKYO -- Japanese motor manufacturer Nidec announced on Friday that it will make a takeover bid for Makino Milling Machine, a Tokyo-listed machine tool manufacturer. The announcement was ...

KYOTO/TOKYO -- Japanese motor manufacturer Nidec announced on Friday an unsolicited bid for Makino Milling Machine, a Tokyo-listed machine tool manufacturer that would mark its latest acquisition ...

TOKYO -- Amid the high number of patients with mycoplasma pneumonia, characterized by persistent coughs, since around this autumn, the influenza season has entered full swing in Japan. As a result ...

Ginzan Onsen, a popular Japanese hot spring town known for its scenic snowy views, has begun limiting entry to day trippers during winter peak season, becoming another destination to tackle ...

Lacquerware maker Takaho Shoji hunches over his desk in the disaster-hit city of Wajima in central Japan, applying another layer of coating to a dark, wooden box.