There's a cultural component to delayed gratification, new researche with Japanese and American children indicates.
The Japanese people's lack of support for the Summer Olympics can be summed up with one question, says Kiyoteru Tsutsui. "Why are we doing this now?"
Almost ten years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, researchers report that the particles from power plants contained plutonium.
As Japan's royal family deals with a new emperor taking the throne, an expert looks at how the times have shaped the family—and vice versa.
Glassy debris from the atomic bomb that devastated Hiroshima at the end of WWII still exists on beaches near the city.
"During the Tōhoku earthquake, a lot of people escaped to higher ground, like the roof, but they didn't go high enough."
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