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Are you completing your 10,000-step goal every day and not seeing any result? Then, you might just be doing it all wrong. If you want to see some improvement, turn your regular walking into this power-packed Japanese walking style.Just think of what your daily walk could do more for your health, posture, and energy levels. Inspired by the traditional movement …

The Japanese lifestyle holds several low-key fitness secrets worth borrowing. First, they walk—a lot. Daily steps are part of their culture, not just exercise. Second, they eat mindfully and in small portions (thanks to the hara hachi bu rule: eat until 80% full). Third, their meals are rich in fish, fermented foods, and vegetables, which boost gut health and metabolism. …

Benzaiten, derived from the Hindu goddess Saraswati, is revered as one of the Seven Lucky Gods (Shichi Fukujin) in Japan. Both goddesses are associated with eloquence, intellect, speech, knowledge, and music. In an article with TOI, Devdutt Pattanaik noted that Benzaiten is not only worshipped for knowledge and music but also for wealth, prosperity, fertility, and beauty, similar to Lakshmi. …

The world’s oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died aged 116, the city where she lived, Ashiya. Itooka, who had four children and five grandchildren, died on December 29 at a nursing home where she resided since 2019, the southern city’s mayor said in a statement. She was born on May 23, 1908 in the commercial hub of Osaka, …