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Shirley Higuchi, author of the nonfiction book "Setsuko's Secret," poses for a photo in Washington last month.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2023
U.S. author hopes book about WWII internment camp spurs interest in history
The author's mother and her family were incarcerated in a U.S. camp after the December 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 31, 2023
Retired people have lower risk of heart disease, study finds
The study found that the risk of developing heart disease was 2.2 percentage points lower for retired people than for working people.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 14, 2023
Heartbeat may shape our perception of time, study shows
After an era of research focusing on the brain, the study provides further proof that no single organ registers the pace of time for humans.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 25, 2023
CPR and defibrillators: What you need to know
Helping someone in cardiac arrest is not as daunting as it seems.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 3, 2023
In a health system in crisis, Britain's heart care suffers
The British Heart Foundation charity says full treatment after a heart attack should begin within 18 weeks but a third of patients are currently not being seen within that time.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 11, 2023
Kobe's 21-year-old forward Yutaro Oda joins Hearts in Scotland
Hearts are currently third in the Scottish top tier, 26 points behind leaders Celtic.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 27, 2022
‘Whisper of the Heart’: First love story is sweet but shallow
Yuichiro Hirakawa's live-action adaptation of a manga by Aoi Hiiragi predictably pulls at heartstrings, but doesn't measure up to the classic anime version released in 1995.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 3, 2022
Chesil's coming-of-age tale gives voice to the silenced
'The Color of the Sky Is the Shape of the Heart' is a short but heartfelt novel that tells an explicitly Zainichi story.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 2, 2022
Does moderate drinking protect your heart? A genetic study offers a new answer.
The risk of heart disease is small if people have an average of seven drinks a week when compared with none. But it increases quickly as the level of alcohol consumption rises.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 10, 2022
U.S. man with transplanted genetically modified pig heart dies
The patient, David Bennett, 'wasn't able to overcome what turned out to be the devastating debilitation' caused by the heart failure he experienced before the transplant.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 11, 2022
U.S. man recovering after 'breakthrough' pig-heart transplant
The surgery is among the first to demonstrate the feasibility of a pig-to-human heart transplant, a field made possible by new gene editing tools.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 19, 2021
Tokyo hospital succeeds in fetal surgery for serious heart disease
The baby, who underwent the surgery in July this year when the mother was 25 weeks pregnant, was born later in the year and is making good progress.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 28, 2021
‘Unlock Your Heart’: Queen bee brings the sting of teen drama
Anna Yamada is captivating as a high school senior who seems to have it all — except the boy she likes — and comes up with a plan to win his affections in a teen drama from Rin Shuto.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 17, 2021
Denmark sees surge in 'heart runners' after Christian Eriksen's cardiac arrest during Euro 2020 match
The cardiac arrest suffered by Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen during a Euro 2020 match has seen a seven-fold increase in sign-ups for the "heart runner" app, which allows emergency services to quickly direct citizen responders to assist heart attack victims.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 17, 2021
Long work hours are a killer, WHO study shows
The study showed that people living in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific region — a WHO-defined region which includes China, Japan and Australia — were the most affected.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Apr 5, 2021
Susan Mercer’s 15-year quest to educate on pet adoption in Japan
Canadian Susan Mercer founded HEART Tokushima 15 years ago. Amid a rise in pet ownership due to the pandemic, she's asking people to get educated before committing to a new furry friend.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 5, 2020
'Finding the Heart Sutra': Alex Kerr finds humor at the heart of wisdom and enlightenment
In his book 'Finding the Heart Sutra,' Alex Kerr breaks down the ancient Buddhist text character by character to reveal why the sutra has remained influential for over 1,000 years.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 19, 2020
Shohei Ohtani goes to bat in fight against coronavirus
The Los Angeles Angels star and Samurai Blue defender Yuto Nagatomo have contributed to crowdfunding efforts aiming to provide protective equipment to medical workers.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 26, 2020
J&J and iPhone maker team to study if app for Apple Watch can detect atrial fibrillation early
Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it would partner with Apple Inc. on a study to use an iPhone app and the Apple Watch to study how earlier detection of atrial fibrillation impacts stroke in people aged 65 or older.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Dec 2, 2019
Japan's end-of-year fashion ups and downs
As the year ends, Japan's fashion landscape finds itself facing big changes in street brands, department stores and sales tactics.

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Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores