on Nov. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae) OKAYA, Nagano (AP) -- Not long after dawn, Japanese sake brewer Mie Takahashi checks the temperature of the mixture fermenting at her family's 150-year-old ...

Often used as a quip to tell someone to go outside or enjoy nature, “touch grass” is a cri de cœur to spend less time on ...

24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker stirs the mixture of steamed rice, koji, water and Shubo at Jozan Brewery in Fukui, Japan, Dec. 17, 2024. Japanese alcoholic beverages, including sake (nihonshu), shochu ...

But “traditional knowledge and skills of sake-making with ‘koji’ mold in Japan” is now registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. And the age-old technique has produced ...

Japan economy likely to grow in 2025 but Trump tariffs cast shadow ...

Japan’s Finance Ministry will set a key rate used to calculate the country’s interest payments at 2%, an increase from the current rate, according to people familiar with the matter.

The accumulated interest rate used for calculating Japan’s debt-servicing costs will be set at 2% for the initial budget for the year starting in April 2025, according to the people.

Japan's average temperature in 2024 is likely to hit a record high for the second consecutive year, preliminary figures released by the weather agency showed Wednesday. The average temperature through ...

India and Japan are finalizing the bullet train design for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor. Modifications include increased luggage capacity, higher temperature tolerance, and dust ...

In early December, UNESCO added Japan's sake-brewing process to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, officially recognizing a tradition that dates back more than 1,000 years. Over the centuries ...