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

In a surprising move, Japan's government is encouraging its younger generation to embrace alcohol consumption. This initiative, while unconventional, sheds light on a unique cultural and economic ...

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 ...

Net alcohol intake is calculated by multiplying ... The first fully non-alcoholic beer in Japan was put on the market by a major beer company 15 years ago, in part to combat drunk driving.

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 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.