From time immemorial around the world, people figured out that salt can be harvested by boiling seawater. In the humble “okagesama” thank-you spirit of the Japanese, at Shiogama, a sacred ...

SEOUL--South Korean shoppers are snapping up sea salt and other items as worry grows about their safety with Japan due to dump more than 1 million metric tons of treated radioactive water from a ...

The town of Higashiura in Aichi Prefecture has said that two giant pieces of rock salt that it posted on the ... Fukuoka Prefecture, that sells Japanese yams. The town of Higashiura initially ...

One of the quickest ways to transform your everyday bath is with a lovely scented oil or a scoop of the best bath salts. The latter makes a nice “treat yourself” purchase or gorgeous gift for ...

In late December Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi visited China, where he took part in a series of meetings with his counterpart Wang Yi and other Chinese officials. The trip gave the ...

The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 6.8. The Japan Meteorological Agency said it had an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7. The quake began at ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

World Bank Deputy Chief Economist Ayhan Kose has said that the Japanese economy is expected to "deliver healthy growth" over the next two years driven by increased consumption backed by rising wages.

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Hey Dada,” my six-year-old says. “When did Japan start believing in Pokemon?” It’s day three of our journey through the land of the rising sun and we’re getting to the big questions.