Lifestyle & Health
Life in Japan: Why is Tokyo shrinking its green spaces amid a climate emergency?
By David McNeill--Our family spent 14 months searching for a home in Tokyo, viewing a succession of depressingly cramped, bunker-like and pricey house Full article
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Japan maintaining plan to ditch paper health insurance cards for 'My Number' integration
(2024/10/3)
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Praying to goddesses for good fishing in Fukuoka Pref.
(2024/10/3)
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Japan's Kojima, with its proud Jeans Street, draws fans of vintage, deep-blue denim
(2024/10/3)
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6,000 prime flounder die after extreme heat raised seawater temperatures in west Japan
(2024/10/2)
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1st wedding held in front of elaborate floats of north Japan's UNESCO-registered tradition
(2024/10/2)
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Kyoto police chief apologizes for inappropriate remarks amid power harassment allegations
(2024/10/2)
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Keio Univ. given correction advisory for not specifying labor conditions for assoc. professor
(2024/10/2)
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Southwest Japan prefecture drops 1st name, photo from staff nametags to combat harassment
(2024/10/2)
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Artificial heart made of iPS cells unveiled to press, to be displayed at 2025 Osaka expo
(2024/10/2)
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'Essential' bean sprouts taken off the menu in Fukuoka school lunches over supply woes
(2024/10/1)
Food
- Climate change and harsh weather in France bring challenges to Chablis wine country
- Japan brewery Sapporo launches $1,800 leather jacket as luxury collaborations take off
- Exhibition exploring Japan's food replica culture opens in London
- Swine fever sweeps Italy's north, threatening production of prized prosciutto and livelihoods
- Easy Japanese news in translation: Nori seaweed production starts in Hyogo Prefecture
- 'Essential' bean sprouts taken off the menu in Fukuoka school lunches over supply woes
Travel
- Easy Japanese news in translation: New JR Matsuyama Station building opens
- Japan top destination for Chinese traveling overseas during long holiday
- Kyoto bus operator declares 1st 'state of emergency' due to driver shortage
- World's first 'zombie bullet train' set to haunt passengers on trip from Tokyo to Osaka
- West Japan mayor apologizes for 'condolence trips' remark over tours of A-bombed cities
- Japan research team newly finds over 300 geoglyphs in Peru's Nazca
Animals
- Japan-1st organ 'xenotransplant' for fetuses with kidney disease proposed by research team
- Popular giant panda pair return safely to China from Tokyo
- Popular giant panda pair leave Tokyo zoo for China for treatment
- Beaver fever: New baby delights visitors at east Japan zoo
- 3 white tiger cubs unveiled to media at central Japan zoo
- Zimbabwe and Namibia will kill scores of elephants to feed people facing drought
Health
- Life-saving cancer drug a boon to patients in Japan, but price prompts debate
- Artificial heart made of iPS cells unveiled to press, to be displayed at 2025 Osaka expo
- Expert laments delays in dementia diagnosis in Japan
- It's time to roll up sleeves for new COVID, flu shots
- Japan researchers identify fat-burning proteins
- Want to burn calories? Climbing stairs might be the most effective exercise for you
Fashion
- Japan's Kojima, with its proud Jeans Street, draws fans of vintage, deep-blue denim
- Woman in east Japan accused of possessing 1,100-plus counterfeit luxury brand items
- Uniqlo sister brand GU opens first US store in New York
- Milan Fashion Week opens with light, ethereal yet grounded looks from Fendi, Ferretti and Marni
- Kimonos, yukata surge in popularity among foreign visitors to Japan's ancient capital Nara
- Japan clothing brand holds 1st runway show to start off Fashion Week Tokyo
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- What is causing people in Japan, especially youth, to turn away from books?
- Italian writer detained as child in Japan WWII camp, as known by her translator (Pt. 4)
- Southwest Japan railway company introduces QR codes to partially replace paper tickets
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