Japan’s lack of public trash cans often surprises visitors, but cultural norms and safety concerns explain why travelers ...

Professor Chris McMorran teaches Japanese studies at the National University of Singapore, where his work focuses on serious and important topics like labor, gender and marginalized communities. But ...

OMIHACHIMAN, Shiga -- "Those who dump trash in rice fields shouldn't eat rice." "It's like throwing garbage into your rice bowl." These outraged voice･･･ ...

A worker at a recycling facility in northern Japan made a rich discovery. The worker was sorting trash in Sapporo, a prefecture of Hokkaido, when he found wads of cash worth 10 million yen, or ...

As concerns rise over landfills reaching capacity, authorities are aiming to encourage residents to reduce the amount of ...