Twenty-two percent of tourists cited the difficulty of finding a place to throw away garbage as the single biggest issue they ...

The viral video explaining fascinating facts about waste disposal system in Japan has crossed 1 million views.

Japan, a country known for it's cleanliness has little to none trash cans in public spaces.The lack of trash cans have always ...

Maintaining sanitary toilets during disasters is also essential to saving people’s lives, say experts. Read more at ...

Japan’s government faces pressure to curtail debt-fueled spending that some argue has staved off populist waves.

The Japanese government has issued an urgent warning over the catastrophic damage which could be caused by an impending megaquake. Experts now believe there is an 80 per cent chance of a magnitude ...

TOKYO — Japan issued its first new banknotes in two decades Wednesday, yen packed with 3D hologram technology to fight counterfeiting. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida praised as historic the state ...

TOKYO — A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Miyazaki prefecture on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, prompting it to issue ...

Japan has numerous active volcanoes and lies on the so-called Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’. (Japanese meteorological agency/Jiji Press/EPA Images pic) Japanese authorities issued a mid-level warning ...

with some travelers comparing Japan favorably to Canada and the US in its approach to public hygiene or offering tips about where to find a trash can when you really need one (many vending ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda hold the country’s new banknotes in a frame, during a ceremony to mark the release of the banknotes, at the ...