Kaki Okumura is a Japanese wellness writer who grew up in the US and Japan. In Japan, she learned that food is not just fuel and that it can be used to express love. Two of the Japanese eating ...

A US size 8/10 is considered plus-size in Japan. Japan is known for its long life expectancy, healthy lifestyle, and low obesity rates. But did you know that they achieved that by enacting a law? This ...

Kaki Okumura is a Japanese wellness writer and illustrator who lived in the US until she was 12. Okumura struggled with being overweight and tried numerous dieting tactics, but none of them worked.

In a recent study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition, researchers explore the intake of highly processed foods (HPF) with respect to overall diet quality. Study: Consumption of highly ...