Japan News News Japan » Life: Japanese mindset of the day: “Kintsugi” — Life lessons on resilience, healing, imperfections, self-acceptance and why every scar tells a story
Japanese Mindset of the Day highlights the meaning of “Kintsugi,” a traditional Japanese philosophy that reflects resilience, healing, and the beauty of embracing imperfections. The concept is based ...
News Japan » Life: In Japan, life lessons in healthy eating
In the U.S. the percentage of obese adults is about ten times what it is in Japan. What differentiates the Japanese diet, and how are schools making it their mission to give Japanese children a taste ...
News Japan » Life: 8 honest observations about life in Japan from a Tokyo resident
Despite what Miyazaki films may have led you to believe, nowhere in the world is perfect, not even Japan.
News Japan » Life: I moved back to the US after 1 year abroad in Japan. My American career is more lucrative, but life is better in Japan.
Having grown up and lived in the US my entire life, my first night in Tokyo as a fresh college graduate was a full-on culture shock. I couldn't read the restaurant menu, so I had to point at pictures ...
News Japan » Life: Japan sets new record for the number centenarians— and here’s how they live to 100
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 ...
News Japan » Life: I've been moving back and forth between Japan and the US for years. The quality of life in Japan is much better.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Emery Bowles, a 52-year-old who lives between Japan and the US. The following has been edited for length and clarity. In 2008, I got divorced and ...
News Japan » Life: Where Japan's forests and farmland meet, a way of life is under threat
Chefs, farmers and urban transplants work to preserve a centuries-old bond with the land ...