“长假”是具有魔力的词汇，一听就会觉得精神一振。值得高兴的是，2026年9月有一个含周末的五天中长假！这是因为日本的《节日法》规定，“两个节日之间的工作日调整为休息日”，所以，9月21日的敬老日和23日的秋分日之间的22日就变成为休息日。这是自201 ...

道路交通法の改正で、ことし4月から自転車による交通違反に対しても青切符（交通反則通告制度）が導入される。16歳以上の運転者は、反則金を徴収される。 交通反則通告制度は、違反者が ...

A 2024 white paper on measures to prevent death by overwork in Japan found that 883 people were recognized as suffering from related mental health disorders, up 173 from the previous year. According ...

Of the 1,304 recognized cases of deaths and health disorders related to overwork in Japan, more than 1,000 involved mental health issues. According to data compiled by Japan’s Ministry of Health, ...

A survey in Japan found that newspapers and television were considered to be the most trustworthy sources for news, but portal sites were the most popular place to find the latest information. What ...

自宅などで入浴中に溺れて死亡する高齢者（65歳以上）は日本全国で年5000人を超え、冬場が最も多い。脱衣場と浴槽内の急激な寒暖差により、血圧が大きく変動して心筋梗塞などを ...

A survey conducted by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare on new graduates changing jobs found that 33.8% of those who graduated from university in March 2022 had left their first job ...

The easing of the global semiconductor shortage helped car sales in Japan to recover in 2023, and the Honda N-Box remained the most popular passenger car. Statistics released by the Japan Automobile ...

Compiled by Nippon.com based on data from the Ministry of Justice. A total of 3,936 foreigners applied for refugee status in 2020, a 60% decrease compared to the previous year when 10,375 individuals ...

While earlier generations saw lifetime employment as the norm, 30% of recent Japanese graduates quit within three years of starting their first job. The Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengō) ...

In the latest study by the National Cancer Center Japan, the 10-year cancer survival rate was 53.3%. The results show the importance of detection at an early stage. A study by the National Cancer ...

貿易大国として、黒字を積み上げていたことは、いまや昔話？資源高に円安が重なり2022年の日本の貿易収支は過去最大19兆9713億円の赤字となった。 財務省が公表した2022年の貿易収支（輸出 ...