Japanese researchers just found that drinking seven cups of green tea daily cuts liver cancer risk by 40 percent. A research team from Osaka University tracked approximately 42,000 Japanese men and women aged 40 to 79 over an average of 18 years in one of the largest studies of its kind. The results showed that people who drank seven or more cups of green tea daily had a dramatically lower risk of developing liver cancer compared to those who drank less than one cup. Drinking two to six cups also showed a downward trend in risk, but the statistical difference only became clear and significant at seven cups or more. Scientists say the key ingredient is a polyphenol called tea catechin, particularly EGCG, which has powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that suppress cancer cell growth and promote the natural death of abnormal cells. Minerals found in green tea such as manganese may also help protect liver cells from damage over time. Liver cancer ranks among the leading c...

  Japan's own people are being ignored as Prime Minister Takaichi defies an overwhelming public majority on one of the country's most personal debates. A new poll shows 80 percent of Japanese citizens support allowing Princess Aiko to inherit the Chrysanthemum Throne and become Japan's next Empress. Despite this historic level of public support, Takaichi continues to block female succession, insisting the imperial line must pass through Prince Hisahito, the teenage son of the Emperor's younger brother. The prime minister is widely seen as bowing to pressure from conservative factions within the Liberal Democratic Party who view male-only succession as non-negotiable. Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, is regarded by many Japanese as a dignified and capable representative of the imperial family. Supporters of female succession argue that blocking Aiko based solely on gender sends a deeply contradictory message from a government that cla...