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 ...

Americans during WWII, public solidarity and community defense were how people supported the interned. Their strategies ...

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.

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

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 ...

The Japanese government is offering scholarships to qualified applicants from Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern ...

You must have read about millions of tourists visiting Japan, especially during Springtime, the season of the famous Sakura (cherry blossoms).

The research is published in the journal Mammal Study. When you think about Japanese islands such as Okinawa, part of the Ryukyu chain in the southwest of the country, you may picture sun and surf ...

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 ...

SINGAPORE -- Malaysia's private UCSI University will provide a basic course in Japan starting in April 2026 to help prepare Japanese students seeking to study abroad, hoping to draw more to Malaysia.