A 608-pound bluefin tuna was sold on Jan. 5 at a Tokyo fish market for over $1.3 million, the catch going jointly to a tuna wholesaler and a sushi restaurant.

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The study of geology is not just about rocks. For Oktoviano Viegas Tilman de Jesus, a PhD in rock mechanics candidate, it's about saving lives.

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Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has named Bud Darr as its new president and CEO, effective 3 February 2025, ...

The Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) is a Partnership between the Government of Japan (GoJ) and the World Bank conceived in the wake of the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s. It was ...

As cinema spreads across the globe, Japan shines as one of the leading and cherished film industries, especially having earned more Academy Awards than any other nation in Asia. While it is ...

Here’s how it works. Sometimes, the search for the biggest scare possible may take you overseas and into an exploration of Japanese horror movies. There are many great Asian horror movies ...

For the uninitiated, sorting one's rubbish can be a convoluted process in Japan - a country that boasts one of the world's strictest waste disposal rules. But in the city of Fukushima, things are ...

KUCHING, Dec 18 — Sarawak is now exploring opportunities for collaboration in technology transfer and exchange with Japan in the e-methanol industry. In stating this, Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri ...

Japan ranked 29th for labor productivity among the 38 member countries of the OECD, according a survey by the Japan Productivity Center released Monday. Japan's per-hour productivity in 2023 came ...

Parliament on Tuesday enacted the government's ¥13.9 trillion ($90 billion) supplementary budget for fiscal 2024 to finance the first comprehensive economic policy package under Prime Minister ...