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Microplastics and nanoplastics are everywhere: They're in the air we breathe, our drinking water and our food. But you can reduce the amount of tiny plastics and their chemicals that [...]

The dirty little secret of so-called recyclable plastic is that most of it ends up in landfills or as litter and breaks down into microplastics and nanoplastics that pollute waterways, [...]

Do you want to take a more mindful approach to shopping? These six tips will make you a savvier shopper, save you money and help limit your environmental impact. KATIE [...]

If you've taken a yoga class, ''two blocks and a blanket'' may be a familiar refrain. By bringing the floor to you, yoga blocks help to make some postures more [...]

Throwing less food away is better for the environment, better for the spirit and can help you save big on money and time. The first step toward reducing the amount [...]

No matter who you are, you can benefit from breathing better air inside. The most effective way to improve your home's air quality, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, is [...]

Globally, food waste accounts for an estimated 8 to 10 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. Freezing food is one of the easiest things you can do to minimize food waste, [...]

It's smart to buy used furniture. It helps you stretch your buck to buy better-quality pieces and make your space and style your own. And given that furniture and furnishings [...]

Byline: Katie Okamoto If you regularly wake up with stiff muscles, creaky joints or the general feeling that your body simply isn't as limber as it was when you went [...]

The need to feel cozy is as much about emotion as it is physical comfort -- and something that feels innately human and shared. Here are some suggestions that can [...]

Many people are (cautiously) returning to travel, but for those with severe food allergies, this also means the return of different health worries. If you're one of them, here are [...]

Extreme heat can be physically dangerous, and it affects our minds and moods, too. There is no more effective way to bring down your body temperature than with cold water. [...]

The article focuses on microplastics and nanoplastics present in the air, drinking water, and food, offering recommendations from experts on reducing ingestion of these tiny plastics and their associated chemicals, such as cutting back on plastic bottled water.

The article focuses on the environmental impact of recyclable plastics ending up in landfills or as litter, contributing to pollution with microplastics and nanoplastics, and provides tips for making sustainable swaps for single-use plastics.

The article presents the discussion on five alternative uses for cork yoga blocks serving as a stable yet lightweight lap desk while you're reclined.

Congratulations for dragging yourself into work for another week in your cube. (And if you don't work in a cubicle, congrats again be nice to the rest of us!) How [...]

From Mr Tsukasa Okamoto. Sir, Your article 'Resona's bailout gives Takenaka a test case' (June 6) included factual errors that have caused serious misunderstanding. The writer quoted a conversation between [...]

From Mr Tsukasa Okamoto. Sir, The article 'Japan's finance watchdog damps hopes over role of bank checks' (January 30), based largely on an interview with Takafumi Sato, director-general of inspection [...]

From Mr Tsukasa Okamoto. Sir, The views in your article ('Japanese banks try to fend off nationalisation', November 26) appear to be based on several significant misunderstandings of the situation [...]

COLUMBUS, Ga. _ Last year, we were all on the lookout for a glimpse of Mel Gibson and company. This year, we'll be looking for Cuba Gooding Jr., Beyonce Knowles [...]

The article focuses on shopping habits that can help reduce food waste, emphasizing the importance of avoiding overbuying, making a list based on a meal plan, checking expiration dates on perishable items, and purchasing hardy produce to ensure freshness and reduce waste.

The article provides tips on improving indoor air quality, including reducing sources of indoor air pollution like smoking and cleaning soft decor items regularly.

Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Leading multimedia venture Softbank Corp. is aggressively seeking new business opportunities in an attempt to attain further dominance as an Internet information distributor and expand into [...]

Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer The domestic movie industry, which has long been considered in decline, is now struggling to revive itself through a wave of major changes. The number of [...]

Byline: Jennifer Okamoto Now that the new year's here, it's time for a new organization plan. Sandra Boynton, known for her award-winning children's books featuring tap-dancing hippos, singing chickens and […]

Byline: Sandra Okamoto COLUMBUS, Ga. _ Choosing a dance school is almost like picking the family car, says Joanne Davidson, who owns Elite Dance Academy in Phenix City, Ala. "I […]

Byline: Sandra Okamoto What were you doing when you were 20? Peter Cincotti is 20. The singer/pianist/composer is taking a year off from Columbia University in New York City because […]

Byline: Sandra Okamoto Marvin Hamlisch calls today's popular music "a little strange" and says he hardly listens to any new music. But that doesn't mean he's completely unaware of young […]

Byline: Jennifer Okamoto An entertainment or product review _ anything from books and video games to Web sites and music. ___ Without the Earth's atmosphere, our blood would boil and […]

Byline: Sandra Okamoto COLUMBUS, Ga. _ It seems every culture has a coming-of-age ceremony for young people. In Japan, all 20-year-olds dress in new kimonos or suits on Jan. 15 […]

Byline: Sandra Okamoto Yo-Yo Ma calls himself "a curious kind of guy." One of the world's best-known classical musicians, he plays Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Shubert and Brahms. But the cellist […]

Byline: Sandra Okamoto You've heard of The Three Tenors, Three Mo' Tenors and The Irish Tenors. Now meet The Three Jewish Tenors, formerly called The Three Cantors. "We have been […]

Byline: Sandra Okamoto Dame Edna, after conquering Broadway, is ready to take on the rest of the United States -- again. Dame Edna, "a very busy megastar" in her own […]

Byline: Sandra Okamoto Jon Nakamatsu was a high school German teacher in California when he won the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1997. Before the competition, he was […]

Byline: Sandra Okamoto COLUMBUS, Ga. _ Ashley Shelton's personal mantra is "Shake it off. Quit crying." Because she is a model pounding the pavement in New York City, she uses […]

Byline: Sandra Okamoto After 16 years as a comedian and actor, Don "D.C." Curry decided to try something new. He became an executive producer, or what he calls "the bank." […]

Byline: Sandra Okamoto Hal Holbrook doesn't play Mark Twain. After nearly half a century of portraying the timeless author and humorist, Holbrook is Mark Twain when he takes the stage. […]

Byline: Jennifer Okamoto The Ostrander family may make art with footprints, but kids have been making art with their handprints for decades. The trick is to paint the hand with […]

Byline: Sandra Okamoto COLUMBUS, Ga. _ Pilates is one of the hottest types of exercise around today. Professional dancers, celebrities and just plain folk swear by it. But exactly what […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. _ Say the word "model" and what comes to mind is probably a tall, impossibly thin girl in an outlandish outfit made by a designer whose name you […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. _ Carson McCullers was a woman of conflicts _ sexual ambiguity, a love-hate relationship with her home town. But one thing she was clear on was the issue […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. _ Columbus Museum director Tom Butler received an unusual letter last month. It was from the artist Charles Smith, whose monument to the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment's stands […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. _ You're having a dinner party. Your mind goes blank. What kind of wine do you serve with ... a scrambled dog? We found five people who know […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. _ So you're overwhelmed when you go to a grocery store or a liquor store and see the volume of wines. And there's no one to help you […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. _ Bryant Holsenbeck is happiest when gifted with a bag of bottle caps. She uses bottle caps of all sizes, shapes and materials in creating her mandalas, a […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. _ Just before Christmas in 1974, Stephen King was in Maine, putting the finishing touches on his first novel, "Carrie," and Curt Drady was filming "Kiss of the […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. _ Puppets beat out real people once again _ but that's not all bad news for the Springer Opera House. In the 2002 Georgia Council for the Arts […]