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INFERTILITY

JAPAN / Society
Sep 21, 2018
Keio hospital ends fertility treatment due to shortage of sperm donors
Keio University Hospital in Tokyo has stopped taking appointments for a certain type of fertility treatment due to a fall in the number of anonymous sperm donors.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2018
Premarital fertility tests and medicals gain popularity as Japanese wait longer to tie the knot
More people in Japan are undergoing premarital medical examinations as more couples struggle with infertility due to late marriages.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 12, 2017
IVF accounts for 5% of babies born in Japan in 2015: survey
A record 1 in 20 newborn babies was born through in vitro fertilization treatment in Japan in 2015, a recent tally shows.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
May 24, 2017
Experts say Japan should examine male infertility amid falling birthrate
In mid-December, when news emerged that the number of newborn babies in Japan in 2016 would likely fall below 1 million for the first time since the government started collecting data in 1899, it sparked a renewed debate on how to reverse the downtrend in the fertility rate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 28, 2017
Japanese men breaking silence on infertility woes
Japanese husbands who have kept silent about the embarrassment of undergoing infertility treatment are swallowing their pride and beginning to speak out.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Mar 26, 2017
Japan seen lagging in creating egg donation system for infertile women
Recent news about a woman with ovarian problems successfully giving a birth via an egg from an anonymous donor may offer hope to those facing difficulty getting pregnant because of advanced age.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 24, 2017
Kyoto University professor does the math and finds that sperm swim to a beat
We know that the upshot of sex between a man and a woman is more than 50 million sperm racing to reach one egg, though exactly how sperm swim through a woman’s body and how just one survives the journey to fertilize an egg is full of mystery.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2016
Japan firms ramp up efforts to help female workers trying to conceive
Around 30 female employees from Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. in Osaka are listening intently as Sakae Goto, a fertility specialist, gives a presentation at the drugmaker's first in-house seminar on the topic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 1, 2016
App to let men test sperm count at home
Infertility is a growing concern in rapidly depopulating Japan. But it is often seen as a women's problem, even though both sexes can be to blame.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2016
Urayasu to subsidize ova freezing for residents
In a first for Japan, a Chiba Prefecture hospital authorizes the freezing the eggs of four women for future pregnancies.
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2016
As Japan grapples with low birthrate, FSA to allow insurance firms to cover infertility treatment
The Financial Services Agency plans to allow insurance companies to offer coverage for expensive infertility treatment in a bid to curb the declining birthrate, sources close to the matter said Tuesday. The change could be made this spring.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 14, 2016
Japanese researchers solve common form of male infertility
Researchers have found a solution for a common form of male infertility. Nonobstructive azoospermia is a condition in which sperm do not grow to maturity.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2015
Fertility aid, loans for single parents eyed to revive Japanese society
The government is focusing on reforming the welfare system in a bid to promote measures to address the nation's aging population and low birthrate.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 2, 2015
Scientists report new avenue for study of male infertility, contraception
Japanese researchers highlight a potential breakthrough in the study of male infertility after identifying the role a certain protein plays in the motility of sperm.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 28, 2015
In vitro advance raises complicated ethics questions
The announcement Monday by a nonprofit organization that two women with ovarian problems produced fertile eggs via in vitro fertilization using eggs from anonymous donors is good news for those struggling with infertility, including patients suffering from Turner's syndrome or experiencing menopause at a younger age.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 20, 2015
The true cost of fertility treatment in Japan
An increasing number of couples nationwide are relying on fertility treatments to conceive without adequately understanding the financial, physical and emotional toll such therapy takes on participants.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 20, 2015
'Trying to conceive through science is a roller-coaster ride'
When Maiko Okada visited a fertility clinic in Tokyo for the first time five years ago, she was totally unprepared for the roller-coaster ride of emotions she would subsequently experience.
'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.
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.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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.
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'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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