Chika Osaka

Position: Journalist

Articles

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Japan's elderly playgrounds show fun is for everyone October 26, 11:58am EDT 

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Who says playgrounds are just for children? In Japan, the world's fastest aging society, the elderly are the ones taking to the climbing frame these days.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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Suiting up against the flu

For the executive who doesn't have time to come down with the flu, a Japanese company has invented a new form of protection -- the anti-H1N1 suit.  Full Article 

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The cheapest facial in Japan

For a variety of religious and cultural reasons, women areĀ sometimes excluded from certain traditional Japanese rituals such as entering the ring of theĀ ancient sport of sumo. At a hadaka matsuri, or ...  Full Article