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The shortage of a class of diabetes drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists is being driven in part by healthy people looking to use them for dieting purposes.
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Nov 14, 2023
Japan tackles surge in off-label diabetes drug use for weight loss
Officials are aiming to ensure that the medications are prescribed for people with diabetes, and not for those seeking weight loss.
Ozempic is a drug for treating Type 2 diabetes that is now being used widely as an appetite-suppressing weight loss aid.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 9, 2023
Ozempic threat is spurring a slump in snack and beer stocks
Snack and beverage producers are most at risk, as well as purveyors of weight-management food products such as shakes and frozen meals.
A woman takes her meal alone in Tokyo's Yanaka neighborhood. As the country ages, Japan's average caloric intake has been shrinking.
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Oct 9, 2023
Downsizing dinner: Aging Japan is eating less
As older citizens' shrinking appetites lead to less on the plate, businesses are having to adjust to a new market.
Novo Nordisk' anti-obesity drug Wegovy
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2023
Insurers can’t avoid covering weight-loss drugs forever
Evidence is mounting that drugs like Wegovy not only help patients lose weight but also help prevent heart attacks and strokes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 23, 2023
The personal chefs feeding today's global tours
Many tours for A-list artists now include a vegan chef and place a priority on physical and mental well-being as well as lessening environmental impact.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2023
The coming disruption of animal food production is almost here
It will be easier to persuade people to avoid meat from animals if they can eat meat and other animal products that taste like those they know but do not require raising animals.
Japan Times
People / 20 QUESTIONS
Jul 8, 2023
Azumi Yamanaka: 'You can have a colorful, fashion-conscious style while also being vegan'
A love for animals got Azumi Yamanaka to switch to a vegan lifestyle. She was delighted to discover the lifestyle had healthy side effects and was better for the planet.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2023
High vegetable intake during pregnancy may reduce risk of atopic dermatitis in infants
The research team found that the risk of developing atopic dermatitis at 1 year of age was lower for infants whose mothers showed high concentration of lutein in their blood.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2023
To all those lab meat skeptics: Please, just stay out of the way
Europe is doing it again — stigmatizing scientific innovations, such as with lab-grown meat, that will be crucial to our future food supply.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 8, 2023
Obesity drugs for kids? Why new guidelines make sense
The American Academy of Pediatrics thinks drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro could help teens with weight loss.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 28, 2023
Nippon Ham's plant-based seafood is first for major Japanese food manufacturer
Amid growing demand for marine resources, the company has developed a fried fish product resembling whitefish and a popcorn shrimp product mimicking real shrimp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2023
Disappearing barbecues show global beef demand is under pressure
Even as inflation cools, all signs point to continued pressure this year, especially in some of the world’s most carnivorous nations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2022
Hunger and obesity are the same problem in the U.S.
When healthy foods are expensive and processed carbs are cheap, you end up with expanding waistlines and long lines at food banks.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Longform
Aug 8, 2022
What will it take for Japan to embrace plant-based meat?
With consumers nationwide becoming more health-conscious, soy-based alternatives to animal-based sources of protein appear to be growing on Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 7, 2022
Scientists find no benefit to time-restricted eating
In a yearlong study, participants who confined meals to certain hours lost no more weight than those who ate at any time.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 6, 2022
Is it time for plant liberation?
Plants don't have central nervous systems, nor the neurons that form the consciousness of animals, but they have dopamine and serotonin, that function like neurotransmitters.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jul 11, 2021
Jonathan Berguig: ‘I think both Japanese and French people are gourmets. And there's a mutual love.’
Jonathan Berguig owns the French cafe Citron. It offers vegetarian and vegan options, as well as opportunities to support animal shelters.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Jul 10, 2021
How to make curry-style māpō dōfu over cauliflower rice
With Japanese curry, it's the mouthfeel of the rice that's key, so you can easily swap it for cauliflower rice for a low-carb take on the staple dish.
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
Massive quake kills at least 150 in Myanmar and Thailand
Medical workers treat a earthquake survivor on a bed in the compound of a hospital in Naypyitaw on Friday, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.
Tokyo police seek public's help on Setagaya family murder 24 years ago
Police seek information from the public on a high-profile murder case, in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, on Saturday
Student suicides in Japan hit all-time high
A volunteer handles an incoming call at the Tokyo Befrienders call center, a suicide hotline center in Japan's capital.
Copyright questions loom as ChatGPT's Ghibli-style images go viral
A screenshot of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Ghibli-style profile picture on X
Recent spate of wildfires in Japan and South Korea linked to climate change
Smoke and flames rise from a wildfire in Andong, South Korea, on Tuesday.
Hanami season to have record ¥1.39 trillion economic impact on Japan
Cherry blossoms along a road in Tokyo on Tuesday. The 2025 cherry blossom season is expected to have an economic impact of around ¥1.39 trillion on Japan.
Rise and shine with ‘The Wakey Show’
“The Wakey Show” is NHK’s first new daily children’s program in three years, and it carries on the station’s storied past in youth-centric educational entertainment.
Tokyo Series proves to be big business for MLB — and Japanese companies
An advertisement featuring Shohei Ohtani in Tokyo.
New SDF command will be key for contingency planning, Australian commander says
A Maritime Self-Defense Force SH-60K "Super Auk" from JS Shiranui prepares to land on HMAS Brisbane during Exercise Malabar 2023 while off the coast of New South Wales, Australia.

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