What kind of relationship did Japanese people and animals have during the early modern Edo period (1603–1868)? An exhibition ...

The religious connotations of sake are evident at the brewery. The big cedar-leaves ball hanging under the eaves is a symbol ...

New research exploring the roots of modern Japanese populations has linked the genetic signature of Jomon hunter-gatherers to a higher body mass index (BMI) among individuals, underlining that ancient ...

A study found that 3.05 million people in Japan held side jobs last year to make ends meet. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications carries out a survey on the nation’s employment ...

The Japanese people's preference for floor sleeping might just be one of the secrets behind their longevity and overall ...

Japan's government says it wants to clamp down on websites where vulnerable people can share suicidal thoughts. The move comes in response to an alleged serial murder case in which such sites were ...

Growing up in Nara, Japan, one food that was a constant in my home was tofu. It's truly been a lifelong staple. When I was a ...

A postwar low of 514,000 marriages were registered in Japan in 2021 ... More than a quarter of people in their 30s--25.4 percent of women and 26.5 percent of men--said in a survey that they ...

Not only does travel expose you to more, it also takes you far away from your homeland’s healthcare services, which makes people nervous. In Japan, there is a “cultural preference for risk ...

Japan's young adults are a sober bunch - something ... Recent figures from the tax agency show that people were drinking less in 2020 than in 1995, with numbers plummeting from an annual average ...

Yuichiro Tamaki, the leader of a small opposition party now able to wield outsized political influence, had long puzzled over ...

New research exploring the roots of modern Japanese populations has linked the genetic signature of Jomon hunter-gatherers to ...