But his plans to impose new tariffs on trading partners are seen as a risk for Japanese shares. Republicans’ performance in Congressional elections is another focus. “If Harris wins, the market will ...

The knowhow for producing traditional Japanese alcoholic drinks, including sake and distilled spirits such as shochu and awamori, is set to be added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

A UNESCO advisory panel has recommended registering Japanese sake brewing techniques that use kōji mold onto the intangible cultural heritage list, the Cultural Affairs Agency announced Tuesday.

They set up wooden platforms ... widely considered the best in Japan. Niigata’s famous rice is the key ingredient in one of its other specialities – sake. The region’s geography makes ...

Tom Hovasse, head coach of the Japan men's basketball team, poses for a photo after holding a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2024. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan men's national basketball ...

The council will elaborate on the plan in a proposal to be compiled in April. In 2008, Japan set a goal of having 300,000 international students enrolled in the country by 2020. The target was ...

On her WTA main-draw debut, 20-year-old Japanese qualifier Aoi Ito upset Sofia Kenin from 5-2 down in the third set in the first round of the Kinoshita Group Japan Open. No.188-ranked Ito extended her ...

Twenty sets of families serving in the Minnesota National Guard deployed to Japan earlier this year. The families are made up of siblings, parents and spouses deployed to the 18th Wing, Kadena Air ...

No one knows how Tuesday's presidential election will turn out, but the Federal Reserve's move two days later is much easier to predict: With inflation continuing to cool, the Fed is set to cut ...

Around 773,000 babies will be born in 2022 in Japan, a decline more than a decade ... In the framework, the government set a target of achieving the “desired birthrate” of 1.8. The desired ...