SOCIETY
The Shocking Consequences of Mental Illness Stigma in Japan
Despite having a fairly efficient health care system, Japan lags behind in providing both awareness and support for mentally ill people.
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SOCIETY
Despite having a fairly efficient health care system, Japan lags behind in providing both awareness and support for mentally ill people.
SOCIETY
A religious group in Mie Prefecture apologizes after its resistance to modern medicine nearly causes an epidemic.
FOOD
Why does Japan have some of the longest life spans in the world? Krys Suzuki explains how a simple rule of eating…
SOCIETY
Japan's cat islands may seem adorable, but the country's cat epidemic threatens human health. Writer Alyssa Pearl Fusek discusses Japan's belated response…
SOCIETY
An aging population means more Japanese are dying alone in their homes, which had led to a booming clean-up industry. Can anything…
ENTERTAINMENT
The life of the legendary cartoonist and essayist Sakura Momoko was one of juxtaposition between traditional and modern Japan. A look back…
ENTERTAINMENT
The author of the manga behind one of Japan's most long-running animes is dead of breast cancer at the young age of…
NEWS
Nakada Holdings, which runs a chain of kushikatsu (deep-fried meat skewer) restaurants, decided to get a leg up on the law, and…