Japan is staring down a demographic cliff. The population has shrunk for 15 straight years, with births hitting a record low of 730,000 last year and deaths a record high of 1.58 million.

As 2024 nears its end and we look back on the year in entertainment, it was clearly one when Japan-related works loomed large on the global market. It is a diverse group of works. Some were made ...

The Miyawaki Forest Technique, invented by Japanese botanist and plant ecology expert Professor Akira Miyawaki in the 1970s, is the inspiration for micro-forests worldwide. These diverse ...

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 ...

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) viewed during sea-trials off the coast of Southern California, Nov. 6, 2024. Credit: U.S. Marine ...

The Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio, a key valuation measure, is calculated by dividing the stock's most recent closing price by the sum of the diluted earnings per share from continuing operations ...

Influenza continues to rage across Japan, with an estimated 1.67 million people becoming sick and seeing doctors in the week through last Sunday, double the level the week before, according to ...

When Brendan Wheeler pitched an Eagle Scout project that would focus on collecting and repairing musical instruments to give to low-income children, he thought he’d collect 25 instruments at most.

The Nashville Scene was the first to report the news. “Sho is derived from the Japanese word Shokunin, which means an artisan that masters their profession. Chef and his team combine cooking ...

Version 8 takes Kontakt out of the shadows of your instrument collection and puts it right up there front and centre as a performance tool and ideas generator. It is pricey, though, so make sure you ...