British and Japanese scientists are conducting new research seeking to discover how Japan's marine ecosystem may be affected by global warming. They are studying the potential side effects of rising acidity in Japan's seas caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Previous studies ...

In the mid-1950s, Britain's relations with Japan were still fragile in the aftermath of the war and Japanese residents of London felt a strong desire to heal the wounds. It was against this backdrop that the then-Japanese ambassador's wife, Fukiko Nishi, set up an organization ...

Despite Nissan Motor Co.'s decision to keep automotive production in Britain after its exit from the European Union, industry experts have mixed views over whether other Japanese carmakers will follow suit. Experts interviewed are unsure how freely British firms will be able to trade in ...

Britain's decision to leave the European Union may weaken the continent's relations with both Japan and China and leave all parties looking to realign their relationships, analysts have said. A European Union without Britain may, for example, take a softer line on China's human rights ...

The costs of evacuating residents from near the Fukushima No. 1 plant and the dislocation the people experienced were greater than their expected gain in longevity, a British study has found. The researchers found that at best evacuees could expect to live eight months longer, ...

For the grandchildren of those who were imprisoned by the Japanese during World War II, it is perhaps understandable that some may still hold hostility toward Japan and its people. However, Andrew Wood is one of the hundreds of descendants of prisoners of war and ...

When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the British government realized it urgently needed more Japanese speakers and put out an appeal to the nation's schools for talented linguists. The War Office offered a scholarship for boys aged between 17 and 18 to undergo ...

A security expert who specializes in the safe recovery of children abducted in cross-border custody disputes is skeptical about whether Japan will ever shake its reputation as the "black hole of international parental child abduction." Adam Whittington heads a team of former special forces and ...

Growing numbers of artists and designers in Britain are exploring the potential of handmade Japanese paper as a new material with which to work, according to artist Elaine Cooper, one of the very few foreign experts in the field. Cooper, 55, spent 10 years in ...