Here are five surprising ways the Japanese cherish nature every day. Forest bathing, or Shinrin-yoku, is all about immersing yourself in a forest environment to feel better. It involves walking slowly ...

Ikebana, the Japanese floral art, is an ideal way to connect with nature and find inner harmony. This ancient art not only ...

More than 150 works including paintings, drawings and prints from the 19th and 20th centuries, are now on show in Japan in ...

Japan is set to take centre stage in the global art scene with an exciting lineup of immersive art experiences in 2025.

It is time for Japan to take effective action to stop tobacco from killing yet another generation. Tobacco control—drawing breath. Nature Med. 5, 851 (1999). Roemer, R. Legislative Action to ...

Your opinion article (K. Goda et al. Nature 638, 318–320; 2025) signalled a sharpening appetite among Japanese academics for their research and innovation funding system to be transformed.