One of Japan’s biggest cities is “beautifying” itself ahead of hosting the World Expo — not by planting flowers, but by banning cigarettes. Osaka will soon host Expo 2025, which runs from ...

I am writing to express my views on the protests and seafood bans that have happened as Japan releases release ... to the rise in popularity of e-cigarettes. SKE, an e-cigarette brand, has been ...

TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity fell at the fastest pace in 10 months on sluggish demand, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, with business confidence hitting a more than ...

A strong earthquake rattled southern Japan on Monday, the United States Geological Survey is reporting. The notable quake registered a preliminary magnitude of 6.9, the USGS said and was recorded ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck southwest Japan on Monday, the country's Meteorological Agency has said. The earthquake hit at 9.19 pm local time (3:19 pm CET), it added. Tsunami warnings were ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday unveiled a proposed rule that would make tobacco companies slash nicotine levels in cigarettes, most cigars and other combustible tobacco products ...

TOKYO/KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to visit Malaysia and Indonesia from Thursday to Sunday, just days before the return of Donald Trump to the U.S ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — The American Lung Association is calling on Ohio lawmakers to raise the cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack in an effort to alleviate the significant human and financial toll ...

In the heart of North Carolina tobacco country, one company manufactures cigarettes with ultralow nicotine levels designed to prevent smokers from getting addicted. Sales aren’t exactly sizzling.

The move could make cigarettes less addictive and easier to quit, the FDA said. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday proposed a new rule limiting nicotine levels in cigarettes and other ...