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ABORTION

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 20, 2022
China’s abortion problem can’t be regulated away
China's demographic crisis is much worse than official figures suggest. That is why the authorities have rushed out a series of recent measures, including restrictions on abortion.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 17, 2021
U.S. FDA will permanently allow abortion pills by mail
The decision comes as the U.S. Supreme Court considers rolling back abortion rights or even overturning Roe v. Wade.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 2, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court justices suggest sweeping pullback on abortion
All six Republican-appointed justices indicated they would let states start banning abortion far earlier than the court's precedents now allow.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 22, 2021
U.S. abortion curbs: Fearing business impact, companies speak out
Once seen as a religious, women's rights and health issue, abortion is becoming a badge for a company's commitment to gender equality and workplace diversity.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 21, 2021
Approval sought for first abortion pill in Japan, report says
About 140,000 abortions were carried out in Japan in 2020, according to the report, all via surgical procedures.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 23, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments on Texas abortion law
The Nov. 1 arguments will center on the law's novel enforcement mechanism rather than the underlying abortion right.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 7, 2021
Texas abortion law put on hold after Biden legal challenge
The ruling means medical professionals can once again offer abortions in the state after about six weeks of pregnancy without fear of being sued by members of the public, at least for now.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Sep 21, 2021
Megan Rapinoe and other female athletes back abortion rights
More than 500 athletes and groups argued that abortion rights have helped the growth of women's sports and expressed concern that future athletes would suffer without those protections.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 3, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court's rightward lurch puts Roe v. Wade on the brink
Two generations of American women have grown up with access to abortions, but the landmark Roe v. Wade case that legalized the procedure is now under threat.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 3, 2021
U.S. abortion rights in peril as Supreme Court allows Texas curbs
Some legal scholars now question whether the court will explicitly overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
May 2, 2021
Expanding access to safe abortions in Japan
British pharmaceutical firm LinePharma is seeking approval for its 'abortion pills,' said to be a better, more affordable method than surgery.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 29, 2021
‘Declaration of War’: Protesters in Poland vow to fight abortion ban
Women's rights advocates and allies in Poland vowed Thursday to continue to fight a near-total ban on abortion, calling it a breach of human rights and a sign that the country is regressing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 14, 2020
Subsidizing fertility treatment leaves Japanese gynecologists in a bind
Fertility treatments are not covered by national health insurance because, in most cases, infertility is not defined as an ailment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 26, 2020
Trump Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett known for conservative religious views
In planning to nominate Amy Coney Barrett for the U.S. Supreme Court, President Donald Trump has selected a federal appeals court judge who has staked out conservative legal positions on key hot-button issues in three years on the bench.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 21, 2020
Abortion was on the back burner in the U.S. presidential race — not anymore
An all-out fight over the issue could further alienate the more moderate suburban voters both sides are competing for.
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2020
Woman suspected of abandoning fetus near Nagoya nightclub
A 20-year-old woman was arrested Sunday on suspicion of abandoning a fetus in a suitcase in front of a nightclub in Nagoya, police said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 19, 2020
New Zealand decriminalizes abortion in historic reform
New Zealand has passed a landmark bill that treats abortion as a health issue rather than a crime, a major reform in laws that have been unchanged for more than four decades.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 30, 2020
Indian Cabinet approves extending abortion deadline from 20 to 24 weeks
In a boost to female reproductive rights, India's Cabinet on Wednesday backed giving women more time to seek an abortion in a bill aimed at helping the young, disadvantaged and the raped.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 30, 2019
Christianity Today's split with Trump highlights deeper issue in white evangelical America
After evangelical publication Christianity Today published a blistering editorial on what it called U.S. President Donald Trump's "grossly immoral character," some church leaders and the president himself denounced the criticism as elitist and out of touch.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 12, 2019
Kenya hosts global sexual health summit amid protests from Catholics and pro-life groups
The United Nations and Kenyan government on Monday came under fire on the eve a global conference on sexual and reproductive health with Christian groups claiming hosting the event was promoting abortion and homosexuality in the East African nation.
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.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
'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.
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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