Booze-fuelled blunders involving delicate personal data have sparked debate in Japan over alcohol's place in its work culture, as well as the country's stubbornly analogue bureaucracy. During a ...

The BBC has reached out to the finance ministry for comment on Tuesday, a public holiday in Japan. Alcohol has long been seen as a social lubricant for thousands of years in Japan, where business ...

A Japanese sake maker is going where no other has gone: brewing sake in space. Asahi Shuzo-the company famous for its esteemed Dassai brand-will be sending ingredients to the International Space ...

QUITTING booze might actually increase your odds of a health condition linked to deadly heart attack and strokes, a new study has revealed. Scientists in Japan discovered that stopping alcohol ...

Hidetoshi Nakata became a ‘sake master’ and launched his own alcohol brand after retiring aged 29. The former Japan ...

Used in everything from traditional Shinto ceremonies to family celebrations, sake holds a special place in the country — ...

and skipped an alcohol test before operating the plane. The inappropriate behaviour of the pilot was revealed in a media statement by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and ...

A Harvard-led study in Japan found that alcohol improves cholesterol levels but raises risks of cancer, liver disease, and high blood pressure, urging moderation despite its heart benefits.

A captain of Japan's low-cost airline Peach Aviation consumed one liter of beer on a flight from Singapore to Kansai in January and skipped an alcohol test before operating the plane. He violated the ...

Ideally, it will be followed by action from policymakers and doctors that helps Americans make better choices when it comes to alcohol. The report doesn’t highlight anything new. Experts say ...

and skipped an alcohol test before operating the plane. The inappropriate behaviour of the pilot was revealed in a media statement by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and ...