America's obesity rate has gone from 12% to over 40% since 1960. Japan's remains at just 4.5%. Why? The latest episode of Joseph Everett's "What I've Learned" YouTube series examines why the Japanese ...

Biodiversity continued to decrease in most of the areas we studied, irrespective of population increase or decrease. Only ...

Japan’s tax revenues hit a record of around ¥75.2 trillion ($524 billion) in the fiscal year ended March, surpassing ...

Consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area eased in June but remained firmly above the Bank of Japan’s 2% target, ...

The type of food we consume plays a key role in obesity. Studies suggest that the consumption of highly processed food ...

Japan has an exceptional longevity. A healthy diet, active lifestyle, low obesity rates, and wellness habits like interval ...

Urban areas are particularly affected, with the prevalence reaching 26.8 per cent, compared to 18.3 per cent in rural regions. In major cities, the numbers are even more alarming: over 50 per cent of ...

Japan's core inflation rate climbed to 3.7% in May, marking its highest level since January 2023 and putting more pressure on the Bank of Japan to raise rates to combat inflation. The figure — which ...

Universal Japanese school lunch program significantly reduces obesity among teenagers, especially those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds Peer-Reviewed Publication Sophia University ...

Obesity prevention strategies often focus on diet, but eating behaviors also play a key role. In a recent study, researchers from Japan investigated factors influencing meal duration, including ...

Studies have shown that the obesity rate of children and teenagers in South Korea is consistently on the rise, and a new report indicates it is the highest in East Asia. In 2022, 43 percent of ...

The proportion of obese boys in China jumped to 15.2% in 2022 from 1.3% in 1990, trailing the United States 22%, but higher than Japan's 6%, Britain's and Canada's 12% and India's 4%.