It's a global effort with a multibillion dollar price tag. Among its aims: re-greening nearly 250 million acres, planting ...

If you want to add a little history to your vacation, consider staying in one of the oldest in the world. These places combine comfort and legacy.

The Japanese Cultural Center Tea House & Gardens in Saginaw plans to expand this year with the addition of an education ...

To develop a capable maiden electric two-wheeler for India, Yamaha Motor didn't have to dig deep -- it just needed to strike ...

Japan's Umami United has partnered with the Tokyo Denki University on a research project to recreate the functionality of ...

A Japanese/Korean restaurant in the city centre has applied for retrospective planning permission. Oku Tapasu, 4 Green Market, Carlisle, is seeking approval for removing a timber boxed Victorian ...

China’s Property Slump Is Starting to Look Uncomfortably Familiar It is not often that the world’s second‑largest economy finds itself compared, in sober academic work, to Japan on the eve of its ...

The Thai sun can be aggressive, so people here have turned eating frozen water into a whole culture – specifically, sweet (and sometimes savoury) flavoured bowls of towering shaved ice. From old-town ...

From building materials and energy systems to water use and waste management, housing should aim for lower carbon emissions ...

A new Japanese restaurant is coming to downtown Aurora’s historic Hobbs Building, into the corner spot that used to hold Leilani Asian Fusion. Leilani was the first restaurant to be located within the ...

Step outside a train station in Tokyo, and you’ll find all sorts of amenities: neon-lit neighborhoods, shopping malls with bustling food courts, and public spaces where people engage in a range of ...

WESTFIELD, Ind. — An almost 200-year-old historic building in Westfield is getting a new lease on life. The iconic "Green Building" was built in 1837, just 11 years after Indiana first became a state.