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 ...
It started with the Nintendo 64. Lauren recalls feverishly playing the '90s gaming console − and how it took priority over making friends or doing homework − when she was 8. Then, she says, it was her ...
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.