A new study suggests that the DNA some modern Japanese people have inherited from ancient hunter-gatherers may increase BMI.

New research exploring the roots of modern Japanese populations has linked the genetic signature of Jomon hunter-gatherers to a higher body mass index (BMI) among individuals, underlining that ancient ...

(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) FILE - Shuntaro Tanikawa, a Japanese poet and translator, speaks during an interview with The ...

Like public service announcements (PSAs) today, select sugoroku during Japan’s Modern Era, 1900s-1930s, served a purpose: to educate people about desired behaviors. With a positive tone and colorful ...

A new study suggests that modern Japanese have descended from three ancestral populations, including people in the Kofun Period between the third and seventh century. According to current ...

Modern Japan also built a generation of men who labored for themselves ... gender has been an ongoing concern of religious and political institutions. The degree to which people conform to designated ...

Japan’s bathhouses were once vibrant hubs of public life. People would visit the local sento as part of their daily routine, not just to soak but for a chance to catch up with neighbors.