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A rodent that was rescued from a curious house cat turned out to be the first Japanese dormouse found in this town on the Kii ...
TSU--For the time being, the Bank of Japan will hold off on interest rate hikes while it closely monitors developments in the ...
TOKYO -- Asahi Soft Drinks Co. on July 1 launched a three-month pilot project for its "Calpis faucet," letting people serve themselves the company's popular beverage by opening a spout.
NAGOYA--Instead of hurling "shuriken" stars or vanishing into thin air, ninja missions in Tottori province in the Edo Period ...
Suffering from steadily shrinking hauls, fishing communities around Japan are targeting something that is much more in ...
A pet dog in Ibaraki Prefecture has been confirmed to have contracted a potentially fatal tick-transmitted disease, according ...
Japan upper house election set for July 20, Asahi reports By Reuters June 12, 20255:30 PM PDTUpdated June 12, 2025 ...
At a hotel in Mie Prefecture designated as accommodation for journalists covering the Ise-Shima G7 Summit starting May 26, the Asahi Shimbun reported on Saturday (May 21) that it discovered a virus ...
Credit: Björn Wylezich/ Adobe Stock Big Four Japanese firms Mori Hamada and Nishimura & Asahi are advising on Toyota Industries’ $33 billion privatization bid led by the Toyota group of companies.
IGA, Mie Prefecture—A part-time farmer here has sage advice for people stuck in sticky situations where panic must be avoided: Think like a ninja. “The duty of a ninja is to survive safely ...
Alcohol was far from the next tobacco in Asahi’s eyes, Katsuki said, because smoking had no health or wellbeing benefits, while his industry had been making efforts to promote responsible ...
Honda Canada’s decision to postpone its electric vehicle factory is expected to have minimal impact on operations at Asahi Kasei Battery Separator Canada Corp. in Port Colborne. “The planned start of ...