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ADULTS

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 11, 2021
‘We Couldn't Become Adults’: A loving look back at brighter days
Yoshihiro Mori's film about broken dreams and lost love meticulously recreates Tokyo as it was in the 1990s, and its two leads deliver finely nuanced performances.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2020
Japanese youths come of age at the dawn of a new decade
For many 20-year-old women and those close to turning 20, Monday was a busy day that involved waking up early to apply makeup, arrange their hair and don a furisode, a style of kimono distinguished by its long sleeves.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2018
Number of new Japanese adults up slightly on New Year's Day
The number of Japanese aged 20, the legal age of adulthood, on New Year's Day will be 1.25 million, up 20,000 from a year earlier, according to a government estimate released Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2018
Coming of age: 1 in 8 new adults in Tokyo are not Japanese, ward figures show
The foreign community is younger overall than the native population across the 23 wards, figures show.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2016
Number of new adults up slightly to 1.23 million as of New Year's Day
There will be 1.23 million people age 20, the nation's legal age of adulthood, on New Year's Day 2017, up 20,000 from a year earlier, the government said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2016
More adults kept from leaving parents' nests in Asia by harsh economic realities
In some of Asia's biggest economies, young adults are living longer with their parents as they struggle to strike out on their own.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2016
Age of adulthood targeted for revision next year
The government is considering revising the Civil Code to lower the age of majority from 20 to 18, government sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2015
Number of new adults at record-equal low of 1.21 million on New Year's Day
The number of people aged 20 years old, the legal age of adulthood in Japan, is set to reach an record-equal low of 1.21 million on New Year's Day, government statistics showed Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2014
Number of 20-year-olds in Japan rises for first time in 21 years
The number of people aged 20, the legal age of adulthood in Japan, was estimated to have reached 1.26 million on New Year's Day 2015, the first increase in 21 years, government statistics showed on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 7, 2014
Global obesity: a growing crisis
A new global study showing that one-third of the world is now overweight shows that a global health crisis is imminent unless urgent steps are taken. For what it's worth, Japanese adults are the least obese among the industrialized countries.

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