With apologies to Gertrude Stein, a rose is not just a rose—at least not in the land of beauty. The best rose perfumes ...

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.

TOKYO – Record numbers of tourists flocked to Japan in 2024, figures showed on Jan 15, as the weak yen bolstered the appeal of the “bucket list” destination despite overcrowding complaints ...

In a gleaming laboratory in Edinburgh, robotic machines whirr and mix. The final product that they are creating will be a pine-smelling chemical that can be used as an ingredient in perfumes.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Workers in southwestern Japan on Tuesday worked to clear a road blocked by a small landslide and repair ...

(Adds missing word "court" in headline, corrects spelling of the word "to" in paragraph 4) MOSCOW :A Russian court fined Alphabet's Google 8 billion roubles ($77.9 million) on Tuesday for not ...

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 ...

Delve into the world of the perfume industry and you'll quickly realise how little you know about how our favourite fragrances are made and what's in them. This is no accident. If you pick up a ...

VANILLA, CHOCOLATE OR strawberry? Take your pick, because gourmand perfumes are the latest fragrance trend truly indulging our senses. It was the caramelised sugar and spiced saffron notes of ...

Today Aerin's team is having lunch at Cipriani—“We usually have Japanese food at our desks from the deli round the corner,” says Du Pont. Daniel Romualdez arrives to join us, immaculate in a ...