The National Tax Agency in Japan is urging the public to drink more alcohol in a new contest aimed at young adults. The reason? Tax revenue from alcoholic beverages has been on the decline in recent ...

Bucking the age-old stereotype of hard-drinking college students, Manaka Okamoto considers the next day’s schedule before ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese-produced whisky, nihonshu (sake), and beer are popular around the world. But one bar in Tokyo has been trying to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nana Ama Sarfo covers current international tax news and transparency. In Japan, young people are drinking much less than previous ...

Japan's government wants young people to drink more alcohol in an effort to reverse declining sales, which it has blamed on demographic changes in the far-Eastern nation. Subscribe to read this story ...

The latest case took place on May 23 when a chief flight attendant scheduled to operate a morning flight from Hiroshima to ...

Following methanol poisoning warnings from the UK Foreign Office (FCDO) this week, prospective travellers may be questioning the safety of drinking alcohol in Japan. The FCDO added methanol poisoning ...

A controversial new Japanese government campaign is urging young people to drink more alcohol to boost the economy. It comes as young Japanese people are turning away from drinking. The government of ...

Japanese-produced whisky, nihonshu (sake), and beer are popular around the world. But one bar in Tokyo has been trying to reintroduce to locals and visitors alike a taste of doburoku, one of the ...