The exhibit features 36 items, including horse riding equipment, bows and arrows, and swords, as well as folding screens depicting battles. These pieces are meant to highlight the values of loyalty ...

The discussions centered on Japan's Act 48 of 2016, or the Act on Promotion of Use and Distribution of Legally-Harvested Wood and Wood Products. The law requires countries which export wood and wood ...

Japan's renewable energy firm Erex is conducting trial production at its wood pellet plant in Vietnam’s northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang and will put it into official operation in February ...

wooden barrels can release carbon dioxide to the outside through pores in the wood tissue during distillation, giving the shochu a very nice aroma.” In December, traditional Japanese methods of making ...

wooden barrels can release carbon dioxide to the outside through pores in the wood tissue during distillation, giving the shochu a very nice aroma.” In December, traditional Japanese methods of making ...

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This widespread use of wood set into motion a self-reinforcing cycle: craftsmen specialised in wooden construction, industries geared up to supply wooden materials, and building codes were ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.

TOKYO – Record numbers of tourists flocked to Japan in 2024, figures showed on Jan 15, as the weak yen bolstered the appeal of the “bucket list” destination despite overcrowding complaints ...