A new survey reveals a surge in smartphone addiction in Japan post-pandemic, undermining well-being - especially among the young As dusk falls across Tokyo, the glow of mobile phone screens flickers ...

Tokyo: For Japanese teenager Sumire, chatting with friends while she sits in the bath or even on the toilet is nothing out of the ordinary. An ever-present smartphone means she, like much of her ...

In the early hours of April 12 last year, nine Japanese police officers quietly gathered outside a hotel room in Osaka. Inside and oblivious, 26-year-old Briton Izabel Rose was suffering the effects ...

Japan has long been synonymous with gaming, but some experts and parents fear a growing addiction problem is going unaddressed. Mia Itoshiro works with a group that gives seminars on preventing gaming ...

Addictions to online activities and video games have surged in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic, and dependence on such ...

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Japan is moving ahead with plans for its first casino resort despite warnings from public health advocates that the country is unprepared to address gambling addiction and related suicides.

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The spread of online betting stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic has created a wave of young gambling addicts who are at risk of committing crimes to pay off their debts, a nonprofit organization said ...

"My only comfort is that he has been keeping his promise to stay offline overnight," one father says, as another confides their child has been attending a rehab day camp. The group's founder, Sakiko ...