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Yumiko Doi
For Yumiko Doi's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 30, 2017
Indoor smoking ban bill stymied by LDP resistance ahead of Olympics
Legislation planned to address passive smoking by banning lighting up in restaurants is in limbo because of strife between the health ministry and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 25, 2017
After Sagamihara slayings, focus shifts to community-based group homes
A push is underway to create smaller, community-integrated group homes for people with disabilities in the wake of last year's mass murder at a large, outdated care facility.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 4, 2016
Tokyo firm to offer places of employment with kids close at hand for working moms
A Tokyo-based company that employs mothers who are raising children is pioneering a way to make it easier for such women to stay in the workforce.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 11, 2016
Was pregnancy a mistake? The question many Japanese women face
When nursing home caregiver Yukari Nishihara, 34, told her female boss that she was pregnant, she was taken aback by the response.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2015
Tokyo lawyer leads U.N. women's rights group
Yoko Hayashi, the first Japanese head of a U.N. watchdog on women's rights, is geared up to help improve the lives of females suffering discrimination.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 2015 NEW YEAR SPECIAL
Jan 1, 2015
Female entrepreneurs lead way in employing women
Long before Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared empowering women in the economy to be an essential pillar of his "Abenomics" strategy, Kyoko Higashiyama made it a rule in her company to create opportunities for women to land full-time employment and be able to work while raising children.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 30, 2014
Japanese female bureaucrats with children demand work-life balance
A group of female central government bureaucrats with children has called for an improvement in working conditions, including an end to notoriously long hours, to bring about a better work-life balance.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2000
Goodbye busy city life, green acres is the life for former entrepreneur
Junko Asari was a successful businesswoman in Tokyo seven years ago, earning about 30 million yen a year importing pets. Today she is a happy farmer in Akita Prefecture growing rice, mushrooms and other vegetables. Asari, 33, is one of those "I-turn" people who have given up their businesses or successful or promising bureaucratic, academic and company careers to escape from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo and other cities in favor of farming in rural areas. The "I" basically denotes a one-direction move.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world