Persistent rice overproduction in Japan means that soaring rice prices are a symptom of systemic issues within Japan’s rice ...

Despite officials urging calm, airline data reflects the superstitious tendencies of travelers. ForwardKeys data analyzed by Bloomberg showed bookings from Hong Kong dropped 50%, and plunged as much ...

Fourteen years since one of the worst nuclear accidents in history, Japan is getting creative in the effort to convince ...

Soil liquefaction—the process where saturated soil loses its structure and transforms to a fluid-like state—can have ...

UNICEF is calling for a more urgent response to the massive earthquake in Myanmar two months ago. Officials say more than 6 million people desperately need life-saving assistance. The figure includes ...

A monk in Myanmar is helping children left homeless due to a devastating earthquake that hit in March. The country has also been dealing with fighting between the military junta and pro-democracy ...

A group of Japanese scientists has just pulled off a major breakthrough—one that could shift how the world handles medical ...

This museum is made of eight colorful, floating glass galleries placed on water. Designed by Shigeru Ban, it glows beautifully at night and offers breathtaking views of Japan’s Setouchi Islands. The ...