By Kaori Kaneko JOETSU, Japan (Reuters) -For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices of the national staple grain ...

Learn about this helpful bit of etiquette for your next visit to Japan so you can fit in with the locals and keep up with the ...

Walking is great for your health, but interval walking training and aiming for a high step count offer different benefits.

OSAKA, Japan >> Through various collaborative efforts, traditional Japanese crafts such as washi (Japanese paper), textiles ...

Japanese companies agreed to raise wages by an average 5.25% this year, their biggest pay hike in 34 years and the third ...

Japan’s annual wage negotiations concluded with the largest pay increase in 34 years, according to the final tally released ...

Some municipalities in Japan have implemented ordinances aimed at building a society where senior citizens can live happily in their local communities.

Japan ranks among the lowest allotted annual leave benefits of any country in the world. As Japanese reporter Himari Semans told ABC News, “ [It’s a] toxic work culture”.

Social conventions differ around the world, but being able to ability to adapt to them in your travels can also help your ...

Confidence among large Japanese manufacturers improved in the three months to June, a central bank survey showed, as firms ...

It can take more than a year to make a single razor-sharp katana. In Japan, business is booming for the few remaining smiths ...

Parenting reflects an entire culture’s way of thinking. In Japan, where community and courtesy come first, raising kids looks very different from what most Westerners expect. Some habits might ...