The recent film Rental Family, starring Brendan Fraser and directed by Hikari, has put a spotlight on a social phenomenon in contemporary Japanese culture: hiring actors to play family members, ...

Clinical nutritionist Prachi Mandholia said India can borrow – not copy – the Japanese 'longevity blueprint' to boost healthspan, not just lifespan. Japan’s centenarian population reached a milestone ...

For 19-year-old Keiichi Yasunaga, the year 2050 lies somewhere beyond the visible horizon. It’s the era of his parents’ retirement, his own middle age, a period his generation tends to put out of mind ...

The show's first season received a Japanese dub, which makes the rounds on social media pretty routinely. King of the Hill is spiritually an anime, hence why the memes work and why it has such a ...

Japan’s life insurers left their hedging against the risk of a stronger yen near a 13-year low in the fiscal first half through end-September, according to a Bloomberg analysis of earnings reports.

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zach Schenfisch is a Midwest-based writer who covers golf. Japan is a place where tradition meets innovation. Ancient temples ...

Billions of years ago, Earth’s atmosphere was hostile, with barely any oxygen and toxic conditions for life. Researchers from the Earth-Life Science Institute studied Japan’s iron-rich hot springs, ...

After decades of political sensitivities and threats kept it from screens, Schrader’s Yukio Mishima biopic, considered by many his masterpiece, will finally play for Japanese audiences. By Patrick ...

New research from Japan's iron-rich hot springs shows how early microbes may have harnessed iron and oxygen during the Great Oxygenation Event. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

Japanese life insurers are increasingly turning to Bermuda-based reinsurance structures as they adapt to regulatory frameworks and market challenges, industry leader said yesterday. Kazuyuki ...

Japan’s centenarian population has reached a record high as the country continues to maintain the world’s longest life expectancy – a milestone officials credit to healthy lifestyles and fewer fatal ...