Parents say the new system has made them more mindful of the rules, but has also heightened concerns about child-seat use and children starting to cycle on their own.
The stronger crackdown measures come as the number of foreign nationals staying illegally fell to 68,488 as of Jan. 1, down from about 74,863 a year earlier.
Sacred fire saved from non-sacred fire on Miyajima. Hiroshima Prefecture’s Miyajima Island, famed for the torii gate that stands in the water just off its coast, is home to one of Japan’s most beautif
Ethylene, made from naphtha derived from crude oil, is used as a material for plastics and fibers.
As well as a double-sized cheesecake worth fighting battles over. The world may be subject to the annoyances of shrinkflation, but over the past few years, there’s been a running trend in Japan of cam
The discovery of traces of an asteroid in Hokkaido is the first-ever confirmation of such traces in Japan, according to the announcement from the team of Japanese researchers.
The 28-year-old alleged instructor of the crime was taken into custody shortly before his planned flight to Seoul at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in the early hours of Sunday.
Local sweets-fan favorite serves as inspiration for one of two donuts not available anywhere else in the world. You’d think it’d be hard for a city of nearly two and a half million people to get overl
The literature review found that heated tobacco products may produce greater amounts of cancer-causing substances than regular cigarettes.
Everyone is talking about matcha for its superfood benefits, but are all matcha brands the same? Keep reading for a guide to the best Japanese matcha brands!
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