Japanese Walking fitness trends takes world by storm
“Japanese Walking” is taking over the world. Created by a Japanese expert, the fitness routine has social media…
Over 7,000 teachers in Japan took mental health sick leave in 2024 academic year
Japan’s education ministry says 7,087 public school teachers took sick leave for depression and other mental health issues…
Japan law opening phone app stores to go into effect
A new Japanese law is going into effect that could loosen the dominance of tech giants over smartphone…
Japan state coffers get record amount of assets of deceased in FY2024
Japanese government coffers have received a record 129.1 billion yen from the assets of deceased people without heirs…
Govt. report: Workers’ compensation for mental health hits record high
A Japanese government report says a record high number of people applied for workers’ compensation for mental-health disorders…
Japanese astronaut Yui photographs Typhoon Halong from space station
Japanese astronaut Yui Kimiya has shared photographs of a very strong typhoon that is approaching Japan taken from…