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It might not be strawberry fields forever, but this 30-minute, all-you-can-eat strawberry-picking experience is a sweet family excursion.

Now a year out from the pandemic, The Japan Times asked some experts to help us get to grips with the latest health guidance and to offer advice about how (or if) it’s safe to socialize.

Japan's disabled, as well as accompanying caregivers, are eligible for 50% discounts on train fares, but in the capital area, they are forced to queue at manned counters for paper tickets.

Researchers have found strategies work perfectly when hope is on the horizon, but the path toward it isn’t clear.

Here’s expert advice for coming back from saying things you regret, how to empathize with your kids and how to cut down on snapping when it’s possible.

Even as most public schools struggle to embrace remote learning, the soaring amount of time kids spent on screens at home put many on alert.

New rules were supposed to make it easier for shops to set up outdoor dining. But the regulations are so convoluted, few can take advantage of them.

Students who had their programs disrupted are grappling with tough choices: study online, wait until borders reopen or abandon their study abroad.

Techniques used to help babies snooze may also work on grown-ups.

Three-tiered lacquered wooden lunch boxes, which originated in Tokushima Prefecture during the late Edo Period (1603-1868), are having a revival thanks to a trio of collaborators.