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If you pluck someone off the street, whether in New York or Wichita or Seattle or Sacramento, and ask them how many steps people should aim for per day in order to get enough physical activity, they’ll probably tell you 10,000. In an age in which pedometers...

The Democratic National Convention kicks off with one hell of a Michelle Obama speech; a horrific mass killing in Japan targets the disabled community; big news in the world of cloned sheep. Vox Sentences is written by Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind....

Back to the future: Shinto’s growing influence in politics A small organization, little known to the public, has helped restore much of Japan’s controversial past — and it is only getting started BY DAVID MCNEILL SPECIAL TO THE JAPAN...

Introduction & background Statistics show that Japanese people rank number three when it comes to life expectancy, living an average of 82.12 years, according to the CIA’s World Fact book. In addition, Japan’s “healthy life expectancy”; a measure...

In today’s world, we have a nearly unlimited amount of choices when it comes to food. Every culture on Earth is contributing to our diets – and some of our new options are downright bizarre. One weird food in particular has spread in popularity around...