From hunger to luxury: The story behind the world’s most expensive rice

Not only do the makers of Kinmemai Premium claim that it’s the world’s best rice, but in 2016 Guinness World Records recognized it as the most expensive rice on the planet.

Trade Group Representing Studio Ghibli, Other Japanese Companies Tells OpenAI to Stop Using Their Content to Train Sora 2 Video Generator

Japanese content trade group CODA, whose members include Studio Ghibli, issued a letter to OpenAI demanding the AI company ...
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Gender inequality accelerates Japan's rural depopulation

Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are ...

Rigid gender roles are prompting women to leave rural Japan

Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are ...

Japan's factory activity falls at fastest pace in 19 months, PMI shows

Japan's manufacturing activity shrank in October at the fastest pace in 19 months, hit by slumping demand in the key ...

Construction Update From Japan’s Tallest Tower

A new landmark in central Tokyo is taking shape, as Japan’s tallest building, the 385-meter (approximately 1,260 feet) Torch Tower, has begun the ground-level installation of the massive diagonal ...