NAGOYA--This central Japan city is set to become the first major urban area to pass an ordinance that bans walking or running ... “Our aim is to ensure that people line up in an orderly fashion ...

IWT was originally developed in Japan as a training intervention for older individuals, particularly to combat muscle weakness and improve physical fitness. Since walking does not require any ...

In Japan, Fudai is famously the town that survived ... Now the trail is getting promoted, the variety of people walking it is growing, and that’s giving the local people joy.

Walking is one of the most popular forms of exercise in the world. It costs nothing, can be done almost anywhere and provides numerous health benefits. It decreases the risk and severity of chronic ...

He says this might lead people to mistakenly ... smartphones while they're walking. Chongqing City in China created a special lane for smartphone users. "In Japan at least, it may be enough ...

Elderly residents who generally do not use private vehicles are 1.6 times more likely to develop depression if they live ...

When it rains it pours in Japan, so you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone not walking around with an umbrella when rain clouds gather. However, when the rain doesn’t fall these things can be a real ...

From Italy's social "passeggiata" to Japan's meditative "forest bathing," various walking traditions offer ... Historically, it was once a way for young people to meet potential partners under ...

NAGOYA, Japan: A Nagoya city ordinance requiring people to stand on escalators rather than walking on them went into effect on Sunday. In Nagoya, it is customary to stand still on the left side of ...