KUMAKOGEN, Ehime Prefecture--Prehistoric people in Japan fashioned human figures ... have had religious significance." The figurines are among 13 stone-made artifacts each measuring several ...

Forget Charmin, Cottonelle, or Quilted Northern. In Japan, there’s a new toilet paper roll on shelves, and it’s nothing like the others. The Shibushi Osaki Roll is the world’s first toilet paper made ...

President-elect Donald Trump made tariffs a cornerstone of his campaign. He has since doubled down, promising a 25% tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico, and a 10% raise (perhaps above the ...

Of the 57 papers published in the journal in 2023, five that were credited to multiple authors were determined by Echizen's analysis to have been human-made. Judging from this trend for ...

Reverse imports jumped 48% on the year to 93,587 vehicles. They accounted for about 2% of all new autos sold in Japan, the first record high in three years.

Example of a figurine (H20257) from Thonis-Heracleion with close-up of the fingerprints found on the reverse and interior. Credit: Franck Goddio / Hilti Foundation An archaeological study published in ...

The kids made it clear that Japan lights up all five of your senses — no matter what age you are. We all enjoyed finding a beach full of smooth pottery pieces, remnants from a long-ago shipwreck ...