Japanese companies have rolled out measures to protect employees from the intense summer heat, including installing air-conditioned portable toilets at construction sites and shortening work hours. Last year, the Japanese government required businesses to adopt measures to…
Chefs from across North Korea gathered in Pyongyang this week for a dog meat cooking competition, where finalists from regional qualifying rounds showcased dishes evaluated for taste and presentation, according to state media on Friday. The event…
Japan‘s parliament on Friday amended the Imperial House Law to address the royal family’s declining numbers while preserving the country’s male-only succession system, despite broad public backing for female emperors. The first substantive amendment to the 1947…
In a shuttered school north of Tokyo, office workers assemble cardboard houses in minutes—part of a travel agency’s efforts to help people better prepare for life in evacuation shelters. The travel agency, KNT-CT Holdings, is promoting a program…
