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The ministry has warned that the poor eyesight can be linked to the increased time spent staring at screens. (Photo: Pixabay)

Japanese students' eyesight deteriorates, government blames smartphone...

34.1 per cent of elementary students and up to 67.09 per cent of high school students did not have 1.0 vision.

27 Dec 2018 1:36 PM IST

A research team from Japan recently published a study examining the effects of knee pain on depression. (Photo: Pixabay)

Knee pain can lead to depression

Nearly 12 percent of the participants had developed symptoms of depression.

26 March 2018 6:13 PM IST

There is a lot more to Japan than its rich culture, Sushi and Cherry Blossoms.

Here are beaches in Japan you must visit

Japan has the Pacific Ocean on one side and Sea of Japan and East China Sea on the other, giving it a spectacular number...

27 March 2018 1:08 PM IST

The retired psychiatric nurse found a pay and display bay and then spent half an hour walking back to the hospital. (Photo: Pixabay)

Walking ability before heart surgery tied to brain function afterward

Results from heart surgery patients might not apply to other people because cardiac procedures often involve...

21 Jun 2018 6:08 PM IST

Japanese striker Yuya Osako (centre) celebrates with Yuto Nagatomo (left) and Makoto Hasebe after scoring against Colombia in Saransk on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

FIFA World Cup 2018: Japan jolt Colombia to record historic victory

However, pressure paid off as Quintero's low free-kick flew under Japan's wall and crept inside the post shortly before...

20 Jun 2018 2:58 AM IST

Albert Einstein. (Photo: Youtube)

Albert Einstein's travel diaries reveal racially offensive views

The editor of the book said Einstein had made comments that were "pretty unpleasant" and at odds with his humanitarian...

18 Jun 2018 11:07 AM IST

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Japanese island man lives as naked hermit

Naked, he braves lashing typhoons and biting insects as a hermit in the buff.

26 Jun 2018 12:05 PM IST

You might assume there was residual bleach left in the toilet, but actually its your urine thats created the bubbles.

FIFA World Cup 2018: Fans trigger plumbing disaster in bid to use loo

Japan fans following their team's 2-1 World Cup win over Colombia risked triggering a plumbing disaster of biblical...

23 Jun 2018 8:36 AM IST

Glen Wood, a Canadian who has lived in Japan for 30 years, plays with his son at a Tokyo park. Wood is fighting a courtroom battle in Japan over what he alleges is paternity harassment. He says major brokerage Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley demoted him and then dismissed him after he took time off to be with his prematurely born newborn son. (Photo: AP)

New father takes company to court for paternity harassment in Japan

Wood returned to work five months after birth and recovery of his son and that's when the harassment started, he says.

6 Jun 2018 10:51 AM IST

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Bathing naked with strangers? Welcome to the Japanese onsen

You can reassure yourself that you're experiencing authentic culture at the same time.

4 Jun 2018 6:35 PM IST

Over the last 28 years, the Prize has been awarded to 109 leading figures in their respective fields. (Facebook screengrab/ Teejan Bai)

Teejan Bai to receive Fukuoka Prize 2018

Fukuoka Prize is conferred on outstanding individuals or groups that preserve and create unique and diverse cultures of...

2 Jun 2018 8:31 AM IST

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Department store helps solve problems of Japan's aging society

Providing a wide variety of senior's products is also a remarkable point in this mall.

9 Aug 2018 1:24 PM IST