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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 new study has revealed that quitting alcohol may raise bad cholesterol levels and decrease HDL levels. But is there a catch ...

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

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 ...

New research suggests that changes in alcohol consumption significantly impact cholesterol levels, raising questions about ...

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.