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SLEEP

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2020
Finding relief from sleepless nights amid COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, sleep deprivation has become a cause for concern among some people as they deal with lifestyle changes such as staying indoors or working from home.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2020
Japanese 20-somethings sleep eight hours a day — longer than 10 years ago
The longer sleeping hours may be due to young people falling asleep while looking at smartphones as they lie down.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 11, 2020
Keeping one eye open on Japan's attempts to sleep
Sleep.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 29, 2019
Pokemon Co. looks to cash in on 'Detective Pikachu' with Switch game, and make sleep more fun
Pokemon Co., partly owned by Nintendo Co., unveiled several new initiatives at an event in Tokyo, including a game inspired by the "Detective Pikachu" film for the Switch console and a new device for tracking sleep.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 24, 2019
China clones gene-edited monkeys for research on sleep disorders
Chinese scientists have made clones of a gene-edited macaque to aid research of circadian-rhythm disorders that are linked to sleep problems, depression and Alzheimer's disease, the official Xinhua News Agency said on Thursday. It is the first time multiple clones have been made from a gene-edited monkey for biomedical research, the agency said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2018
Japanese firms starting to encourage employees to take naps at work
Napping on the job is generally frowned upon, but a growing number of companies are offering new services and products to allow their employees to take a quick snooze at work to help manage their health and improve productivity.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 8, 2018
Japan loses sleep over a variety of modern-day issues
"O sleep, o gentle sleep, nature's soft nurse" — Shakespeare, as usual, says it best.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Aug 25, 2018
Listening to the sound of silence
'Looks like you didn't get much sleep last night. Too hot?'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Feb 23, 2018
'Dreamless' mice in Japan help unravel the mystery of sleep
A dream can sometimes stay with us all day, perhaps even longer. Other times we wake up and don't really remember much of what we've dreamed about. But what about other animals? Do they dream? It's a question we'll perhaps never be able to answer — but let's give it a shot.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 22, 2017
Try checking into a love hotel for a good night's sleep
Around the end of each year's rainy season in July, it's common for the media to run articles on the subject of sleep. Hot weather is not the only factor that makes Japan less conducive to sleeping in summer. Since daylight savings is not practiced, the sun rises before 5 a.m., affecting many people's sleep patterns.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
May 27, 2017
Waking up to the mechanics of sleep
Feeling tired? Wish you had more time in your life? Got too much to do? I answer all three questions in the affirmative, and I am far from alone — in fact, almost everyone I know feels the same. The problem may be a lack of sleep, and, counterintuitively, it may also be a lack of play. But let's start with the former.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Mar 4, 2017
Strategic planning department
'What time do we have to leave tomorrow?'
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 1, 2017
Japanese researchers to analyze big data on babies' development
In Japan people say neru ko wa sodatsu — a child who sleeps well grows up well. But does sleeping really bear a causal relationship to a child's height?
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 27, 2016
Does Japan get enough sleep?
Scientists confirm that sleep deprivation has a detrimental impact on physical and mental health.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jul 9, 2016
Contemporary artist Masa Samurai: 'I want to capture Japan's love of cute things'
Video producer on fatty tuna, animation and musical underwear.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2016
Musashino Line driver with sleep apnea wakes to find his train speeding, hits brakes
The driver of a local train on the JR Musashino Line temporarily lost consciousness due to sleep apnea syndrome on Monday, resulting in the train far exceeding its speed limit, East Japan Railway Co. said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 29, 2016
Bearded dragon nightmare: REM episodes suggest lizards dream
Research in a German laboratory involving five lizards called Australian bearded dragons indicates that these reptiles may dream and could prompt a fundamental reassessment of the evolution of sleep.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 12, 2016
Study shows 7% of Japanese 3-year-olds don't get enough sleep
Roughly 7 percent of 3-year-olds are sleep-deprived, getting less than 10 hours of sleep a day, due partly to parents coming home from work later than before, according to a government study.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Nov 14, 2015
Zzzz — a novel way to manipulate sleep
The Milinda Panha is a Buddhist text written more than 2,000 years ago. It takes the form of a dialogue between Indo-Greek King Menander I and a Buddhist sage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 11, 2015
Dark humor won't shield us for much longer
'I hope," read an email from a colleague boarding an Osaka-bound shinkansen in Tokyo last week, "nobody sets himself on fire."
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Golden Week crowds greeted with high temperatures as holiday period kicks off
The departure lobby for domestic flights is crowded with travelers at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Saturday, the first day of this year's Golden Week holidays.
India seen overtaking Japan in nominal GDP in 2025
The skyline of central Mumbai's financial district
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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