The Environment Ministry is joining the fight against food waste by promoting a campaign in Nagano Prefecture that urges diners to eat all the food they're served at parties. About 6.32 million tons of food waste was tallied in fiscal 2013. As part of the "30.10" ...
The bridal industry in Japan is shrinking, the result of demographics and changing lifestyles. There are fewer young people now because of Japan's declining birthrate over recent decades — and a growing proportion of that dwindling population is choosing to remain single. And wedding styles are ...
Karaoke establishments around the country today are not just places for singing in a group — they are increasingly for watching films, holding children's parties or for solo-crooning sessions. Karaoke operators are offering a slew of new services that leverage their private rooms and attract ...
National chauvinism and religious fundamentalism are here to stay, and with them the terrorism that extremists of all stripes embrace, because both phenomena are ideally suited to the age of the individual, providing imaginary answers to personal angst.
