Politics & Diplomacy
Hashimoto to retract sex suggestion for U.S. military
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto aims to retract his remark that U.S. servicemen in Okinawa should use the local adult entertainment industry to avoid committing sex crimes.
Crime May 15, 2013
U.S. doctor is guilty in deaths of live babies
A Philadelphia abortion doctor was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder and could face execution in the deaths of three babies who authorities say were delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his grimy clinic, in a case that became a flash point ...
Science & Health Mar 28, 2013
New prenatal test in high demand but limited to risk cases
by Masami Ito
Testing will begin in Japan on a new, noninvasive prenatal test to check for chromosomal abnormalities, but it will be limited to pregnant women deemed at risk of having babies with Down syndrome or other disorders.
Social Issues Mar 17, 2013
Abortion tally in 'one-child' China approaching 330 million since '71
Nearly 330 million abortions have been performed in China in the 40 years since it first took measures to limit population growth in the world’s most populous nation, official data showed. China has announced structural changes to its family planning system, which oversees the ...
Reference | FYI Oct 20, 2009
Abortion still key birth control
by Mariko Kato
People may be surprised to know abortion has been legal in Japan since 1949, more than a decade earlier than in other industrialized countries. In subsequent years, abortion became socially accepted to the point that Japan drew international criticism for attracting foreigners seeking to ...