Even though Japan's greenhouse gas emissions have decreased throughout the past decade, air pollution causes over 44 thousand deaths annually. Rapid industrial development, economic growth ...

To make things even more confusing, some Japanese companies make some European-style knives, and some European ... “I still have some of the pieces in my kitchen.” Given that Wüsthof is ...

Another image showed a man with blood on his face being held to the ground. Multiple knife attacks have occurred in China this year, including several involving school children. Last month, a ...

The Japanese electorate appeared to punish the Liberal Democrats, leaving it unclear whether the party would be forced to expand its coalition to stay in power. By Motoko Rich Kiuko Notoya and ...

Just one month after a leadership vote by the conservative Liberal Democratic Party anointed Shigeru Ishiba as the new prime minister, the party entered the election under considerable pressure ...

Dan Mulheron and wife Steph hit the nation's TV screens as the 2013 winners of reality show My Kitchen Rules. After pouring their $200,000 winnings into setting up their own restaurant in their ...

THE KITCHEN MIGHT be the heartwarming center of the home, but calculating the cost of remodeling it can quicken your ticker, especially when you consider return on investment. Home-construction ...

Learn more Any professional chef will tell you that one of the most valuable kitchen ... and the knife is lightweight while providing enough heft for a powerful cut. The Japanese-style blade ...

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The West Japan Railway Co. has developed an umbrella that can withstand blades and knives. The Japan Railway West will start installing two in each of the 600 trains that run along in the Kinki region ...

What does a Japanese person recall? Doraemon, the friendly robot helper of an enormously popular eponymous anime series. So goes an anecdote making the rounds in Japanese tech circles. It suggests ...