It’s official: cats can hear us – they just don’t care, new research says
Cats can pick out their own name in a string of words, according to a…More
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Not fake news: Japan’s workforce “unhappy” about new 10-day holiday allowance
This would never happen in Australia. The ten-day break is set to take place from…More
Did you know? Japan sells more nappies for adults than for babies
Unicharm, Japan’s biggest nappy manufacturer, say its sales for adult products surpassed those for babies…More
Japanese aged care home turns to unlikely source of workers – the local soccer team
The Hinode Medical & Welfare Group has hired 10 members of a local semi-professional soccer…More
Forget about Japan’s ageing crisis – this city is running out of ninjas
It’s true. Even with salaries as high as $115,000, the city of Iga is facing…More
Not your standard order – you can now have a drive-thru funeral in Japan
The Kankon Sousai Aichi Group in Ueda in central Nagano will start offering the drive-thru…More
Japan unveils latest plan to attract tourists – new toilet symbols
The Japan Sanitary Equipment Industry Association has developed the set of eight symbols in an…More
Robots will care for 80 per cent of Japanese elderly by 2020? It’s true
The Japanese Government says it’s looking to fill a predicted shortfall of 370,000 caregivers by…More
Want to live to 100? Don’t retire, said this Japanese longevity expert who lived to 105
And if you must, do it well after the age of 65. Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara,…More
Can’t tell if you’ve got BO or not? There’s an app for that – in Japan
Taking its name from the Japanese word for ‘sniff’, Kunkun Body is a pocket-sized device…More