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 ...

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Bridge and Blend, renowned for its exquisite Japanese scents, and Vanillabeans, a Yokohama-based bean-to-bar chocolate specialist, have unveiled the world’s first cacao husk incense. The incense was ...

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There are a lot of great knives being made in Poland, South Africa, France, Russia, Japan, and, yes, China. But, hand on a bible, I believe the very best knives are still being made in the United ...

A Japanese train company is set to install knife-proof umbrellas on its services following a deadly stabbing attack earlier this year. The West Japan Railway Company, or JR West, said it will ...

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 ...

The new umbrellas will be better as they will be more compact, lightweight, and easier to store. (Photo: Adler Chaloryoo) Photograph:(Others) A string of knife attacks has prompted a Japanese rail ...

In the wake of increasing knife attacks in the country, a Japanese company, JR West, has launched around 1,200 stab-proof, lightweight umbrellas for 600 trains in the Kansai region, states a local ...