Osaka's new competition featured creative rice lovers making "omusubi" from their favorite local ingredients, attracting entries and fans from around Japan.
Inflation may be the real driver for PM Kishida's vision by giving households an incentive to invest, and catching the keen eye of foreign asset managers.
At the contest, premium sake brewer Asahi Shuzo and farmers from across Japan showcased their unwavering commitment to the pursuit of the finest sake.
Japanese snack food manufacturers are putting imperfect products up for sale to reduce food loss and offer affordable products amid rising prices for food.
Rice-based bioplastics not only provide a sustainable alternative to conventional plastic, they could also revitalize Japan's shrinking rice farming industry.
Automated rice planting by AI-based robots in Saitama Prefecture is being tested as an effective measure for reducing labor in the aging farming population.
After winning in court, Auntie Sumida is surprised by mixed threads of regret about her choices in Chapter 21 of Shin Ushijima's novel, Minority Shareholders.
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One of Andy Warhol's silkscreens of actress Elizabeth Taylor sets a new auction record at Tokyo's Haneda airport on March 30.
Data Artist's AI analyzed the ingredients of 82,000 recipes online containing with the word やみつき, meaning "addictive taste," in them.
It’s been a good year for shares in Tokyo, with the main indices in 2021 reaching levels not seen since 1989. Companies which connect Japan to...
Pursuing a decarbonized society at low cost could have damaging effects on the Japanese archipelago.