People in Japan are drinking less sake than ever, a trend that hasn’t stopped since the 1990s. So why is it becoming so popular abroad? Learn what’s driving Japan’s rising sake exports – and how the drink may soon officially become part of the country’s intangible cultural heritage.
After being forced to work for months in horrible conditions, staff at four nursing homes in Japan quit en masse, simultaneously. How did things get so bad? And what is Japan’s government doing to safeguard care for its elderly citizens?
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