Here's a number that might make you put down that second donut: In the United States, around 40 percent of all adults are considered obese. In Japan, the obesity rate is only one-tenth of that. We're ...
Fewer births and worsening labour shortages are placing mounting pressure on Japan’s social care system.
Photo by Nakajima Benjamin via Pexels. Japan’s 2025 life table puts life expectancy at birth at 87.33 years for women and 81.35 for men. Both numbers rose from the year before, by 0.20 years for women ...