More and more we are seeing cities implement pedestrian-friendly walking areas and bike lanes. Now, if an Osaka company has its way, getting roaring drunk and jumping, or falling, into Dotonbori Canal after either a Hanshin Tigers victory or a wild night out in neighboring Shinsaibashi will be less risky, health wise. But it will no longer be free...

Bite Beauty has jumped on the personalization trend at their shops in New York City and elsewhere, where they invite customers to make a custom lipstick. The process starts by combining different existing lipstick colors. You can try on mixes of different colors, and layer on more shades to alter the look. The process of making a lipstick takes...

Every year in America, 2.5 million people die. In 2011, the last year for which numbers are available, 42 percent were cremated, according to the funeral directors association. That's double the rate of just 15 years ago. In some states, largely in the West, the cremation rate tops 70 percent. In Washington, it's 72 percent; in Nevada, almost 74...

Designers James Pande and Herbert Huruba say young Zimbabweans can’t get enough of their jumpsuits. And they are even getting orders from outside the country. Available in green, yellow, orange, red and white, the one-piece suits were originally designed for delegates attending a conference of Mr. Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party last year and bear the 89-...