As the Japanese population has aged rapidly, Japan’s experience has implications for other high-income countries, including the United States. The aging of Japan’s population, coupled with the ...

Pakistan, Sept. 2 -- The Government of Japan has announced a grant of 21 million Japanese Yen (around $142,500) to support a ...

Across the Pacific Ocean, the sun seems to rise on Japan when it comes to healthy living. Of a population of 123 million people, most live well into their 80s. The island of Okinawa has even developed ...

Japanese dietary supplements at the center of an expanding health scare have now been linked to at least 157 hospitalizations, a health ministry official said Tuesday. The figure reflects an increase ...

Two papers by researchers and policy practitioners provide evidence-based suggestions to help Japan's health system continue to flourish, even as its population rapidly ages. On July 16, 2026, an ...

Okinawa is one of the world's Blue Zones, where a population has a life expectancy much higher than the global average. The traditional Okinawan diet consists primarily of whole plant foods, with less ...