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REHABILITATION

Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 10, 2019
Dozens, apparent victims of torture, found caged and shackled in religious group's Trinidad drug rehab center
Dozens of people were found on Wednesday in squalid conditions, chained and in cages in a Trinidad and Tobago rehabilitation center run by a religious group for ex-prisoners and drug users, where some were tortured and held for years, police said.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2018
Government weighs prevention program for Japan's first-time drug offenders
The government is considering introducing a special prevention program for first-time drug offenders who have been given suspended sentences, a source close to the matter said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Jan 6, 2018
Giving former gangsters in Japan a chance can reap rewards
Fuji Television screened a popular TV series in 2009 called "Ninkyo Herupa" ("Yakuza Helper") that focused on the life of a former gangster who landed a job at a nursing facility for the elderly.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 1, 2017
Once a drug user in Japan, always an outcast
Since being arrested for possession of stimulant drugs on June 2, it is assumed that 30-year-old actor Ryo Hashizume's career is over. As Mark Schilling wrote in the June 15 Japan Times, Hashizume's latest film, in which he played a supporting role, was pulled from theaters. It reopened June 17, but with Hashizume's scenes deleted. For all intents and purposes, he had become a nonperson in show business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 17, 2017
Japan may inject public money to turn around Toshiba: sources
A consortium including the state-backed Innovation Network Corp. of Japan and the Development Bank of Japan is mulling investing in Toshiba Corp.'s memory chip business, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2016
Firms offer sport for all as disability awareness rises ahead of Tokyo Paralympics
Japanese companies are increasingly offering activities open to all, regardless of age, gender or disability.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2016
Japan government fund considers ¥300 billion Sharp investment to counter Hon Hai offer
A government-backed fund is considering investing around ¥300 billion in Sharp Corp. to assist its restructuring, raising the amount to counter an offer by Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 19, 2015
New program gives troubled teens a chance at social rehabilitation
A 16-year-old parolee was sent to a social welfare facility in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward in late July to volunteer for social service as part of his rehabilitation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2015
Skymark creditors pick ANA as sponsor, rejecting Delta
In a meeting at the Tokyo District Court, creditors rejected Delta Air Lines Inc., the only other suitor for Skymark, which filed for bankruptcy protection in January.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 2, 2015
Skymark's largest creditor submits rival rehab plan to Tokyo court
Bankrupt Japanese carrier Skymark Airlines Inc. said Monday that its largest creditor has submitted a plan for the airline's rehabilitation to a court, rivaling the one submitted by the debtor late last week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 29, 2015
Skymark files recovery plan, names DBJ director as president
An executive of the Development Bank of Japan is expected to be named president of Skymark Airlines Inc. in a restructuring plan the bankrupt carrier was to submit to a court later Friday, sources said.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 26, 2015
Skymark's biggest creditor rejects ANA taking part in restructuring
Skymark Airlines Inc.'s biggest creditor plans to reject the failed carrier's plan to have ANA Holdings Inc. take part in its restructuring, according to a source familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2015
Skymark to suspend Yonago route from September
Bankrupt Skymark Airlines Inc. said Wednesday it will suspend flights to and from Yonago Kitaro Airport in Tottori Prefecture from Sept. 1 as one measure of many to restore its financial health.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 23, 2015
ANA Holdings to help Skymark recover from bankruptcy
ANA Holdings Inc., parent of All Nippon Airways Co., said Monday it has notified bankrupt Skymark Airlines Inc. of its plan to take part in the struggling airline's restructuring.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2015
Skymark eyes another airline's assistance for rehabilitation
Bankrupt Skymark Airlines Inc. is eyeing seeking another airline's assistance for its rehabilitation plan involving cost-cutting steps such as joint procurement of fuel, according to a document filed with the Tokyo District Court.
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2015
Brainstorming to begin on new fiscal reform plan
The government will start working on a new fiscal rehabilitation plan this month after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gutted the previous one by pausing the doubling of the consumption tax last year, sources close to the matter said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 10, 2014
New center in Nagoya helps young patients deal with head injuries
A new facility for people with traumatic brain injuries has opened in Nakagawa Ward, Nagoya, to offer the kind of care that, say, traffic accident victims often need.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 23, 2014
Former drug addict relieved to be alive
You won't find an air conditioner in any inmate wings at Fuchu Prison, no matter how hot it is outside. And on this sweltering, cloudless day in August, it is certainly hot. Two members from Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Center (DARC) are preparing to hold a session with a group of repeat drug offenders in a room that is kept cool with only a fan. Vibrant sunlight streams through the lace curtains, giving the scene a somewhat surreal backdrop. Every once and a while, a gust of wind wafts through the room, making the temperature just bearable despite the suffocating heat.
EDITORIALS
Feb 26, 2014
Japan's new economic realities
Japan's current account surplus in 2013 is at its lowest since the mid-1980s, thanks to soaring trade deficits the past three years. Efforts to revamp the nation's growth strategy face a new trade structure.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2014
Robotic arms expanding opportunities for disabled children
Breakthroughs in the development of robotic arms are providing a new world of opportunity for children who are missing upper limbs.

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