Snow crab fetches ¥5 million at 1st auction of season in Kanazawa
The uncommonly pricey specimen, weighing 1.88 kilograms with a shell width of 15.6 centimeters, also became the first certified under the “Kagayaki” brand.
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3rd dose of vaccine provides 70% efficacy against Covid, study finds
The third dose helps prevent the onset of Covid-19 in 68.7 per cent of the cases, the study found.
As wheat prices soar, Japanese food industry pushes rice flour as alternative
Unlike wheat, which has to be imported, rice is less susceptible to price fluctuations in Japan, with restaurants and food manufacturers seeing the grain leading to new business…
Covid-19 pandemic woes fuel pace of decline in Japan’s birthrate
The pandemic is believed to be the cause of many couples either postponing marriage or giving up on it altogether.
Fans of Osaka’s flour-based food culture facing price hikes
Takoyaki and okonomiyaki restaurants have already been buffeted by the pandemic, which has caused a drastic drop in footfall.
Japanese companies develop sophisticated robots built for companionship
Some owners have become so attached to the robots that they consider them pets or family members.
Kishida strives for Group of Seven unity on N. Korea, Russia
Uncertainty, however, remains over the extent to which countries will align over China, which will be essential to the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia.
Japan holds on to oil, gas interests in Russia’s Sakhalin, wary of China taking them
Exxon Mobil of the United States and Britain’s Shell, which held stakes in the projects, have announced their withdrawal. But Japanese companies will continue to participate.
Japan film “Drive My Car” scoops Best Film award at Oscars
The win marks a new milestone in Japanese cinematic history, with the last Oscar win for a Japanese film being in 2009.
Japanese film director ‘full of pride’ over Oscar-nominated film
The movie by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, director of the Oscar-nominated film “Drive My Car,” has been nominated in four categories.