Food & Drink Sep 24, 2020
Mobile honey-making tradition lives on in Japan
by Takuya Kojima
Migratory beekeepers have seen their numbers dwindle, but many remain committed to their traditions.
National Apr 10, 2017
Infant botulism claims 6-month-old Tokyo boy who was fed honey
A 6-month-old boy in Adachi Ward, Tokyo, died late last month of infant botulism after his family fed him honey, according to the metropolitan government. Metropolitan officials said it was the first death caused by infant botulism in Japan since 1986, when the government began ...
National Apr 17, 2013
Tokyo bookstore boasts roof apiary
by Masaaki Kameda
Major construction firm Kajima Corp. has started beekeeping in Tokyo jointly with bookstore chain Yaesu Book Center in a project to help raise awareness of environmental protection. Some 20,000 western honeybees are being kept on the rooftop of the bookstore chain's eight-story building near Tokyo ...