The university is cross-breeding Japanese pears with Taiwanese ones grown in subtropical climates to develop varieties that can withstand higher temperatures. Takemura said it takes several years ...

Throughout most of this century, the Japanese dominated the cultured-pearl industry. The Chinese were the first to culture a product from freshwater mussels, though their centuries-old Buddhas are ...

He was cleaning the deck of the U.S.S. Oklahoma when it capsized under Japanese torpedo fire. Less than a year later, he ...

Local children also took part in the harvest at a pear farm in the city. Varieties such as "Hosui," "Akizuki" and "Niitaka" will be shipped through the end of September. Note: Nashi are Japanese ...

Nevertheless, they all share a spectacular crunchiness, which makes them ideal for winter salads like the one below from Iron Chef and Asian-pear aficionado Masaharu Morimoto. --Robin Raisfeld ...

Seventy-five years ago, hundreds of interned Japanese pearl divers were deported from Australia at the end of World War Two. It largely ended a once-lucrative industry in Queensland’s Torres Strait.

"We interrupt this program to bring you a special news bulletin. The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by air..." Japanese Canadians were shipped to interior B.C. aboard trains during ...

After his high school graduation, Mr. Takami applied to a pearl farming company on Friday ... there were about 10 Japanese men working,” recollects Mr. Takami. “With the help and support ...