Working long hours is believed to be causing loneliness by worsening people's mental health and restricting their family life ...

Overall, Japan had an estimated 219,516 excess deaths between 2020 and 2023, according to, opens new tab the study. Compared with the pre-pandemic period, the researchers found there were 22,045 ...

Many people who want to learn Japanese study the language so they could converse with natives, watch anime or films without ...

A research team from Kanazawa University in Japan published a study in Nature. The study surveyed almost 9,000 adults over age 65 and used MRI scans to measure cerebral white matter lesions.

Japan has opened scholarships to qualified undergraduate and research student applicants. The first program is offered to ...

Japan's only public broadcaster NHK provides this reliable Japanese language course for free. You can easily start learning ...

If farmers install solar panels over their rice fields, their overall revenue, including income from selling solar-generated ...

TOKYO -- China has surpassed Japan to become the most competitive country when it comes to hydrogen-related patents, a new ...

A groundbreaking new study from Japan suggests that one simple dietary choice – eating small fish whole – might significantly reduce cancer mortality risk, particularly for women. A team of ...

A previous version of this story carried the headline “Babies born in winter less likely to become obese adults, Japan study finds.” This has been corrected to reflect that the researchers ...

Could a winter conception shape your metabolism for life? A Japanese study reveals that exposure to cold before conception may ‘pre-program’ your body to burn more calories decades later.