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Mizuho Aoki
Mizuho Aoki is a staff writer covering local news, including the current Tokyo gubernatorial race, education and aviation-related stories. She graduated from Hitotsubashi Universty with a degree in social science.
For Mizuho Aoki's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 4, 2017
Japanese women more likely to keep domestic abuse secret than EU peers: survey
When Japanese women are physically or sexually abused by their partners, they tend to keep quiet and refrain from reporting the violence to the police.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2017
Japan's medical support system falls short amid influx of foreign tourists, residents
A high number of surveyed medical facilities noted language and communication issues, which they said could lead to inappropriate diagnoses or mistreatment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 1, 2017
Todai professors accused of falsifying research data
University says it found misconduct involving five papers supervised and co-authored by two researchers at its Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2017
Japanese to stay at home this summer as economic worries and smaller bonuses dent budgets
While many Japanese dream of spending weeks on vacation to get away from their homes and offices, many are likely to settle for more modest getaways this summer amid the ongoing uncertainties in the economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 28, 2017
Tokyo forum for women empowerment takes stock of progress, challenges still to come
Looking back at her university years in the early 1980s when Japanese companies could openly discriminate against women in recruitment, Keiko Honda now feels gender equality in Japan has come a long way.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2017
New kid on the block gets the least help in Japan's schools
Ever since 16-year-old Rabina Dangol moved from Nepal to Japan in 2014 to live with her parents, a nonprofit organization in Fussa, western Tokyo, has been a boon in helping her learn enough Japanese to survive the school system.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2017
Japanese recount memories of 'noble' Liu
Acquaintances of Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo recall a noble and friendly man who dedicated his life to promoting democratic reform and human rights in China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 3, 2017
Government mulls 'Kids Week' holiday to prompt overworked Japan to take paid leave
The government is considering plans to create a holiday called "Kids Week," in an ongoing effort to change the country's workaholic culture and allow more time for families.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 2, 2017
Despite vague platform, Tomin First outshining status quo in Tokyo
Many voters queried about the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election Sunday said they cast ballots for Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First), the upstart party led by Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, because they did not want the scandal-plagued Liberal Democratic Party to take control of the legislature.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2017
Ebizo starts English version of late wife Kobayashi's popular blog
A week after TV announcer Mao Kobayashi's death from breast cancer, her husband, kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo, revealed Friday that he has launched an English version of the blog she updated until her final days.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2017
TV presenter Mao Kobayashi, 34, dies after battle with breast cancer
Popular television presenter Mao Kobayashi, 34, died Thursday night after a more than two-year battle with breast cancer, her husband and kabuki star Ebizo said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2017
Koike announces Tsukiji relocation, plans to retain its 'cultural legacy'
New Toyosu site will serve as the main wholesale market and distribution center, but the timing of the move remains unclear.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2017
Tough kindergartens finding favor with Japanese parents
A day at the Buddy Sports kindergarten in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, starts with a morning run, with the children usually jogging about 3 km before class starts at 10 a.m.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2017
Number of foreign students at public schools who lack Japanese language skills hits record high
Support system seen lacking as education ministry survey shows that 34,335 children needed remedial lessons as of May last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2017
Giant panda Shin Shin gives birth to cub — and hope — at Ueno Zoo
Ueno Zoo announced the birth of its first giant panda in five years on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2017
Britons in Japan welcome U.K. election result
British residents of Japan with Japanese spouses breathed a sigh of relief Friday after British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party failed to win an overall majority in the general election, leaving its hard-line policy on immigration up in the air.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
May 31, 2017
Pro-tobacco LDP clouds chances of indoor smoking ban in time for Tokyo Games
May 31 marks World No Tobacco Day, but the prospect of Japan banning indoor smoking in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics looks hazier than ever.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 27, 2017
Lost: Struggling to cope with millions of unclaimed items in Tokyo
Among the millions of items that were registered with Tokyo's lost and found center last year was an urn containing someone's ashes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 27, 2017
Never forget: keeping track of belongings with technology
A Tokyo-based startup is offering a range of services to help people keep track of their belongings.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 26, 2017
Meiji to slash output of Karl, limit snack to western Japan as sales dwindle
Shock waves buffeted fans of the long-selling corn puff snack Karl on Thursday after its maker, Meiji Co., said it will limit the flavors to two and pull it from shelves in eastern Japan beginning this summer.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'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.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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