Japanese aquarium cheers up lonely sunfish with cardboard cutouts of people
How do you perk up a lonely fish? This may sound like the start of a particularly silly joke, but it was a very real ...
1 person is killed and 2 injured in stabbing outside Nagano station in central Japan
Authorities in Japan say one person is dead and two others are injured after a knife attack Wednesday night outside a train ...
Why Japanese people don't get fat? 5 Lifestyle lessons to learn from them
1. Physical activities: Japanese people incorporate physical activities into their daily lives. Walking, cycling, gardening etc are naturally ingrained in their routines. 2. Eating slowly: The ...
Three people stabbed in random attack at bus stop near Japan ski resort
He used a blade-like object to attack three people waiting for a bus near the station, police said. One of them, Hiroyuki ...
Japan’s elderly are lonely and struggling. Some women choose to go to jail instead
The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some using walkers. Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their ...
Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation
Japan's central bank has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a ...