Timber imports by companies operating in the European Union can be traced to logging on Indonesia's Borneo island, a new ...

When Tokyo’s architects and designers have a problem to solve or a drawing that they want to bring to life, they might well call on the skills of construction company Tank. Its founder, Naritake ...

Japan has nearly 30,000 hot springs and a culture of public bathing. An Israeli Americanarchitect, Yuval Zohar, has developed ...

Maria Corina Machado of Venezuela has won the Nobel Peace Prize.

The literature prize has been awarded by the Nobel committee of the Swedish Academy 117 times to a total of 121 winners.

Residents are protesting a planned housing facility for foreign workers, exposing the conflict between Japan’s need for labor and anxieties over immigration.

There is a real risk the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) September monetary policy decision may not be the key event for the Australian dollar on Tuesday, although it does carry ...

Jeff Tweedy’s first solo release since 2020 is a long one. Twilight Override is billed as a triple album and clocks in at just under two hours. With each of its parts loosely dedicated to the past, ...

In August 2025, the imports of wood pellets to Japan jumped 111% year-on-year to 819.7 thousand tonn ...

Hokkaido's cold-climate and abundant forests has produced companies specialized in making wood-burning stoves. Production is at its peak in Japan's northernmost prefecture. The stoves have found a ...