Household budgets’ share for food reaches 44-year high
Japanese households are spending the largest share of their budgets on food in 44 years, underscoring the persistent…
EXCLUSIVE-BOJ won’t come to the rescue of a Takaichi-driven bond rout
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi should not count on the Bank of Japan’s help in taming sharp bond yield…
School teachers on leave due to mental illness stay above 7,000
The number of public school teachers on leave due to mental disorders remains high at 7,078, accounting for…
Study: Living in a cold or hot home poses risk of depression
A new study has found that older people living in homes incapable of keeping out the cold or…
Study: Suicides rise among girls as mental health problems worsen
Females outnumbered males among suicides under 20 in Japan last year for the first time on record, reflecting…
Chew on this: simple exercise could slash elderly care costs
Japanese snack company Lotte estimates that annual nursing care costs could drop by as much as 1.2 trillion yen…
Electronics firms breaking away from traditional hiring practices
Leading electronics companies are bucking the long-held corporate practice of recruiting new graduates en masse, opting instead to…
2-year transfer rule planned for foreign workers in 8 sectors
The government plans to require a minimum employment period of two years in certain industries before foreign workers…
Genes and time: Scientists delve into U.S. cicada phenomenon
A joint team of researchers from Kyoto University and other institutions has partially uncovered why periodical cicadas simultaneously…
Asian markets ride the Fed easing cycle to record peaks
SYDNEY–Asian share markets followed Wall Street higher on Friday as the growing prospect of several more U.S. rate…