Chinese man who stabbed Japanese woman, child sentenced to death

Jan 24, 2025

A court at Suzhou in China ruled that the 52-year-old unemployed man, surnamed Zhou, stabbed the trio after he became indebted and lost interest...

Japanese woman, her child among three stabbed in Eastern China

Jun 25, 2024

A man reportedly stabbed three people on Monday in front of a school bus at a bus stop in eastern China. The victims were...

Japan approves Bill to tackle declining birth rate by boosting child allowances

Feb 16, 2024

The Japanese Cabinet on Friday approved a Bill to deal with the country's declining birth rate by expanding the coverage of monthly child allowances...

Shichimi - Japanese chilli mix enriching Japanese dishes

Jul 04, 2021

Tokyo [Japan], July 4 : Soba and Udon are traditional Japanese noodle dishes that are very popular in Japan, but their great flavour isn't...

Italian painting looted by Nazi Germany recovered in Japan

Jul 01, 2023

The painting, "Madonna with Child" by Italian Baroque-Era painter Alessandro Turchi, was handed over to the Polish Embassy in Tokyo in late May at...

Kyoto hosts cooking test to certify foreign Japanese cuisine chefs

Mar 03, 2026

Under the global trend of Japanese cuisine, the Japanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Development Committee (JCDC) organized a cooking skill test to certify real...