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Tokyo Skytree will celebrate its first anniversary Wednesday but has not yet completed its prime mission of reliably broadcasting to households in the capital and its suburbs. Since December, the world’s tallest free-standing tower, at 634 meters high, has been making test broadcasts to ...
If you work in an office, you probably spend a fair part of your time sitting at a desk, which, of course, isn’t very healthy. To combat that the Pomodoro technique recommends that you work in intervals with regular breaks — for example, 25 ...
“I was stopped by two men in a government-registered vehicle, blindfolded and dragged off the street. They took me away to a house in a place I did not know. I was forced into a room with blood all over the walls and floor, ...
“Outsider art” is relatively new in Japan and, as a genre, works made by self-taught Japanese artists are still not very well known on the category-delineating, label-loving international art scene. Now, though, “Souzou: Outsider Art from Japan,” an exhibition on view (through June 30) ...
After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer. In the 30th meeting between the two tennis greats, Nadal controlled the final from start to finish to win 6-1, 6-3 Sunday for his seventh Italian Open title. “Rafa was just ...
As the guitarist strums and softly sings a lullaby in Spanish, tiny Augustin Morales stops squirming in his hospital crib and closes his eyes. This is therapy in a newborn intensive care unit, and research suggests that music may help those born way too ...
Politicians in northern Australia said Tuesday they are considering putting neglected Aboriginal children up for adoption, sparking fears of a new “stolen generation.” Northern Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles, Australia’s first indigenous state or territory leader, said he is advocating the plan on a ...
Children who eat the same meals as their parents are far more likely to have healthy diets than those who do not, according to research. Eating the same food had a greater impact on a young child’s health than any other factor, including social ...
The number of Japanese under the age of 15 sank to a new low of 16.49 million as of April 1, down 150,000 from the previous year, while the overall population contracted for the 32nd straight year, government data showed Saturday. Of this total, ...
Toys R Us Japan announced Friday that it will start selling a tablet computer designed for children next week, saying it is a promising market with plenty of room for growth. “We believe kids tablets will be the big trend (in Japan) this year,” ...
Amid the legal arguments at Tuesday’s Supreme Court hearing on same-sex marriage, there loomed a social science question: How well do children turn out when they are raised by gay parents? Justice Anthony Kennedy, who is widely considered the swing vote, called the topic ...
As any parents of a young child who is a problem sleeper will confirm, permanent tiredness and constant irritability can put a huge strain on your relationship. In fact, according to a survey, lack of sleep is a big factor in divorce and separation ...
Hundreds orphaned by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami remain vulnerable two years later because of insufficient government support. Last June, the Diet passed legislation to help disaster-affected children and women, but details are hazy. Instead of waiting for the government to take action, ...
Children sexually assaulted in India often find themselves humiliated by the police and mistreated by doctors when they pluck up the courage to report abuse, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. In a report released amid continuing anger at the handling of sexual assault cases ...
Radiation levels in the thyroid glands of 1-year-old children living around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant are estimated to be less than 30 millisieverts in most cases, a research team at the National Institute of Radiological Sciences said Sunday. The figure ...
The move by the White House on Wednesday to feature four children at President Barack Obama’s gun-control news conference set into motion a new debate over the role of young people on the political stage. In unveiling his proposals to address gun violence, Obama ...