The transport ministry issued administrative guidance to Japan Post Co. over the failure to hold a mandatory sobriety check ...

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 ...

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

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 data included a total of 57,691 participants and assessed the association between four alcohol intake patterns and cholesterol levels: those who continued to drink alcohol consistently between ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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.

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 ...