TOKYO, Dec 15 (News On Japan) –
As the New Year’s vacation approaches, many individuals discover themselves glued to their cellphones, resulting in a phenomena referred to as the ‘smartphone face’.
According to specialists, ‘smartphone face’ refers to wrinkles and sagging that happen amongst younger folks attributable to lengthy durations of wanting down at smartphones.
This is not attributable to getting older, however somewhat the weird pressure on pores and skin brought on by wanting down and sustaining a hunched posture, resulting in pores and skin harm. Continuous smartphone use with out a lot facial motion may also result in weakened facial muscle tissue, leading to cheek sagging, smile traces, and wrinkles on the perimeters of the neck. These points are more and more being seen among the many youthful era.
To stop this, it is essential to not use smartphones in a ‘hunched posture.’ Using them in a correct, upright posture does not pose as a lot of an issue and does not result in sagging.
News On Japan – Dec 15
As the New Year’s vacation approaches, many individuals discover themselves glued to their cellphones, resulting in a phenomena referred to as the ‘smartphone face’.
News On Japan – Dec 14
An aged man who was hit by a automotive whereas crossing a highway within the early hours of Sunday morning, and whose physique was subsequently deserted within the mountains some 40 kilometers away, froze to dying, in line with an post-mortem.
NHK – Dec 14
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News On Japan – Dec 14
Steel flying curler coaster “The Flying Dinosaur” at Universal Studios Japan (USJ) in Osaka, got here to an emergency cease on Tuesday morning at about 10:45, leaving passengers stranded for as much as 45 minutes. There have been no studies of accidents or well being issues.
News On Japan – Dec 14
A buyer has suffered throat accidents requiring surgical procedure from a donut containing a metallic fragment offered at a restaurant in “Ibaraki Flower Park”.
News On Japan – Dec 14
A person in his 30s from Saitama Prefecture, with no abroad journey historical past, has grow to be the primary in Japan to fatally succumb to “mpox,” beforehand generally known as monkeypox.
rugby.com.au – Dec 14
Eddie Jones was named by Japan as their new head coach on Wednesday, six weeks after the Australian stop the Wallabies following their exit on the Rugby World Cup.
aviationweek.com – Dec 13
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NHK – Dec 13
The Chinese character that means “tax” has been chosen because the kanji that greatest describes this 12 months in Japan.
Japan Times – Dec 13
Fusa Tatsumi, a 116-year-old acknowledged as Japan’s oldest particular person, died of outdated age Tuesday, in line with a metropolis official of Kashiwara in Osaka Prefecture the place she lived.
News On Japan – Dec 13
Heavy equipment has been deployed to gather huge quantities of sardines that washed ashore on the seashores of northern Japan.
NHK – Dec 12
A Japanese court docket has discovered three male former Ground Self-Defense Force members responsible on fees of indecent assault of a feminine subordinate.
The Guardian – Dec 12
A Japanese zoo has launched an investigation after apparently killing 31 of its 40 squirrels by mistake with therapies meant to kill parasites, officers stated.
News On Japan – Dec 12
A 32-year-old male driver has been arrested in reference to the abandonment of a physique, bearing proof of being hit by a automotive, of an 85-year-old man within the mountains of Nagano Prefecture.
CNA – Dec 12
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged to revive belief in his authorities amid studies he’s planning to purge ministers embroiled in a fundraising scandal.
News On Japan – Dec 11
A survey by Sumitomo Life on family chores and childcare revealed a major discrepancy between males’s and ladies’s perceptions of their respective burdens. While males consider they’re fairly sharing the load, ladies really feel a considerably heavier burden compared to males.

