The process uses ozone, a sterilizing gas, to clean and deodorize the pulp to the point that it passes sanitary requirements.

The conflict in Iran has had far-reaching ramifications, affecting even Japan's fisheries industry. The season's first catch of scallops has landed in Nemuro City in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

Billions of dirty diapers end up buried or burned every year in Japan — more from seniors than babies — but a recycling ...

A Tokara leaf warbler captured on Nakanoshima Island in the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture. - Photo courtesy of ...

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority has approved a plan to ease a rule on the deadline for installing antiterrorism facilities at nuclear power plants. Under the country's new regulatory standards ...

In light of China’s expanding military activities, Japan has created an organization to strengthen defense on the country’s ...

The number of endangered bird and amphibian species has increased on the Environment Ministry’s latest Red List, but there ...

The Japan Coast Guard says a Chinese marine research vessel has left the Japanese exclusive economic zone around the Senkaku ...

Opened in February 2026, Odo East Village has 700 on its waitlist. Its "Kaiseki Izakaya" theme reflects the ...

Inside the storied Tugu Kunstkring Paleis, Satsuma Gyu reimagines the shabu-shabu ritual with rare Kagoshima A5 Wagyu and ...

PM Sanae Takaichi moves to soften supply shock to nation with ‘exceptionally high’ reliance on Middle East energy ...

The Japanese government began releasing the country's state oil reserves Thursday, in an effort to ensure a stable supply of ...