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DISORDER

Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 27, 2022
How long should it take to grieve? Psychiatry has come up with an answer.
Will categorizing prolonged grief as a mental disorder help people in need get access to crucial treatment or hurt those who simply take longer to overcome loss?
EDITORIALS
Dec 1, 2019
Address gaming addiction among the nation's youth
Gaming disorder poses a threat to the nation's internet-obsessed youth.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 1, 2019
The prison inside: Japan's hikikomori lack relationships, not physical spaces
Fifty-three-year-old Kenji Yamase doesn't fit the traditional image of a hikikomori, but then perceptions of Japan's social recluses are changing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2018
Japan to survey gaming disorder as WHO considers recognizing the condition
The health ministry plans to conduct a fact-finding survey of gaming disorder as soon as the current fiscal year, ahead of the World Health Organization's possible addition of the behavior pattern to the International Classification of Diseases, sources have said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Apr 12, 2018
Mariah Carey says she has bipolar disorder, is on meds
Pop singer Mariah Carey revealed on Wednesday that she suffers from bipolar disorder, telling People magazine that she was diagnosed in 2001 but had only recently been taking medication.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 30, 2017
Proposed rule change on coverage of sex reassignment surgery boon to GID sufferers in Japan, but concerns linger
The health ministry's proposed rule change to allow public health insurance coverage of sex reassignment surgery for people with gender identity disorder (GID) offers those who face steep surgery costs a reason to cheer.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 29, 2017
Health ministry proposes public insurance coverage for sex reassignment surgery
The health ministry proposed a rule change Wednesday to begin allowing public health insurance to cover sex reassignment surgery for people with gender identity disorder, or GID, from April.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 2, 2017
Battling nuclear demons: Mental health issues haunt those who were the first line of defense after 3/11
Ryuta Idogawa traces the onset of his battle with mental illness to a moment not long after his parents had been relocated to Saitama from their hometown of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, in the spring of 2011.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Apr 3, 2017
Treatment for mentally ill elusive at Japan's medical prisons
When a 21-year-old woman was sentenced to life in prison on March 24 for killing an elderly woman, the Nagoya District Court acknowledged that the defendant's mental illness — a developmental and bipolar disorder — was part of the reason for the heinous crime and that she should be treated in a medical prison.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 15, 2016
University lecturer with ADHD pushes software for students with developmental disorders
When Naoto, a university senior, clicked on one of the classes colored red and blue on his computer screen, a new window popped up showing his attendance.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 20, 2016
Transgender employee to sue after being forced to come out at work
A transgender woman who was allegedly forced to divulge her gender dysphoria at work plans to sue an affiliate of beverage maker Yakult Honsha over the ordeal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 25, 2016
Japanese law to boost support for developmentally disabled people revised
The Diet enacted legislation Wednesday to boost support for people with developmental disabilities, such as those with autism and learning disabilities, to help eliminate social barriers in such areas as education and employment.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 20, 2016
First GID doctors certified in Japan
The Japanese Society of Gender Identity Disorder certified its first group of GID specialist doctors to ensure patients receive proper medical treatment.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 7, 2015
Justice Ministry instructs female prison staff to handle male-to-female sex reassignment inmates
The Justice Ministry has issued a notice to prisons around the country to have inmates who have undergone male-to-female sex reassignment surgeries handled by female staffers, regardless of their legal gender status, it was learned Wednesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 31, 2015
In major nuclear disasters, mental health the No. 1 casualty, studies find
People caught up in a nuclear disaster are more likely to suffer severe psychological disorders such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder than harm from radiation.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 22, 2015
GID certification system proposed for doctors
The Japanese Society of Gender Identity Disorder plans to launch doctor certification system for GID specialists and get gender reassignment surgery covered by national health insurance.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2015
Discerning threats in the fog of disorder
Leaders and analysts gathering at the 51st Munich Security Conference will try to discern the next emerging global threats following a horrendous year for international peace and security.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 9, 2014
Sex change plaintiff wins damages over golf course snub
A businesswoman in Shizuoka Prefecture who changed her registered sex from male to female due to gender identity disorder has won a damages suit with a golf course operator that refused her membership based on the sex change.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 27, 2014
Obama woos veterans with mental health care, military home loans
President Barack Obama sought to make amends with veterans on Tuesday, announcing steps to expand their access to mental health care and an initiative with financial firms to lower home loan costs for military families.
EDITORIALS
Jun 21, 2014
Struggling with gender identity
The education ministry's first-ever survey on gender identity disorder reports a minimum of 606 children across the country who deserve, and greatly need, attention and care.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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