health

New Japanese menstrual product seeks to help women spot unidentified iron deficiencies

A new test kit checks for hidden iron deficiency using menstrual blood, and it’s super simple to use.

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Japan’s Hiepita forehead cooling strips, so popular they changed the language, are disappearing

Sales of the cooling strips are not so hot, but why?

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Japanese group to hold fashion show of colostomy bags and other stoma equipment in Paris

Why hide it when you can accessorize it?

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Pokémon and hot spring bathhouse collaborate to bring Pokémon to your bath and sauna sessions

Bathhouse just north of Tokyo provides rubber Psyduckies, Ditto sauna stones, and other sights and scents to soothe tired Trainers.

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Wakayama senior uses AI to identify wild mushrooms, gets poisoned shortly after

There’s mushroom for improvement.

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Posthumous “Gwegh, I’m deadngo” tweet sparks nationwide cancer awareness movement in Japan

Rest in peace, Clemens.

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If you go to the hospital in Japan, your doctor might be wearing a Pokémon coat and scrubs【Pics】

Medical apparel company expands Pokémon line and addresses a complaint from fans about the original design.

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The Osaka subway system and Dracula want to teach you about blood

No blood will be shown though, if you’re squeamish about that stuff.

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Japan just had its hottest day ever in its recorded history

Town north of Kobe and west of Kyoto experiences heat one resident describes as feeling “homicidal.”

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Toto to release next-gen Japanese toilet tech that scans and keeps track of your poop

Captain’s log…

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Upright napping capsules on sale in Japan now

Take a load off and stand a spell.

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Milk made from yeast rather than animals or plants developed in Japan

Asahi hopes you like Like Milk more than you like milk or other drinks like milk.

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Japan’s first “smartphone dementia” clinic opens in Tokyo and online

Ugh, the name of the clinic is on the tip of my tongue… Lemme check my smartphone.

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You can now get paid 5,000 yen for your poop in Japan, but only if your poop is good enough

They say you should never do something for free if you’re good enough at it to get paid, and apparently that applies to making stool too.

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Humans are horrible at healing, according to Japanese researchers

This news cuts deep and apparently will take a long time to heal.

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Is it OK to drink bottled water after the expiration date in Japan?

The answer may not surprise you but the reason will.

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AR sport Hado added to Shizuoka high school curriculum

Shoot fireballs for your health!

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VR found to restore severe short-sightedness in Japanese study

Soon your mom might yell at you to stare at those darn video games more.

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Pokémon Sleep’s sleep-promoting eats step into the real world with Japanese nutritionist recipes

Recipes let you eat like Snorlax so you can sleep like Snorlax.

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Pocky maker Glico talk about their cellular regeneration breakthrough and new candy at Expo 2025

Keep your cells healthy and young so you can eat more candy.

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