Tag - children

 
 

CHILDREN

JAPAN
Sep 23, 2019
Japanese municipalities and consumers slowly coming around to liquid baby formula
Following the government's lifting of a ban on the production and sale of liquid baby formula in the country in August last year, more and more local governments are stockpiling supplies for use during an emergency in place of powdered products.
EDITORIALS
Sep 22, 2019
Time to encourage lawmakers to take paternity leave
The positive impact of male politicians taking paternity leave could be huge in Japan.
EDITORIALS
Sep 21, 2019
Help victims of spousal abuse
More must be done to help the victims of spousal abuse, and thereby help combat parental violence against children.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2019
The National Rifle Association versus America's youth
U.S. children and teenagers experience much higher rates of gun deaths and injuries than in any other industrialized country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2019
Survey finds women in Japan mostly rely on day-care centers to care for their children while working
Day-care centers for children and other public facilities are the most important places for mothers in Japan have their children looked after when they are at work, replacing their parents, a survey of married women by a government-affiliated institute on Friday showed.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 5, 2019
Automakers to add alerts to prevent child deaths from heat stroke
Automakers pledged to equip nearly all new cars with reminders to check the rear seats for children, a move that one safety advocate says doesn't go far enough to prevent dozens of children who die each year from heatstroke after being left in vehicles.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 31, 2019
Google will pay up to $200 million in U.S. probe over violating children's privacy, source says
Google will spend up to $200 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission investigation into YouTube's alleged violation of a children's privacy law, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters.
Japan Times
SUMO
Aug 27, 2019
Girls wrestle in the Wanpaku sumo ring for the first time ever
It was a historic weekend for sumo in Japan as the first-ever Wanpaku national championships for elementary school-age girls took place at Okudo Sogo Sports Center in Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2019
Juul and Philip Morris sued in U.S. for targeting kids
E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. and Philip Morris USA Inc. were sued for illegally marketing nicotine-delivery devices to minors and deceiving consumers about the risks of vaping.
EDITORIALS
Aug 18, 2019
How can we stop children from taking their lives?
We should examine how we can identify suicidal children's distress signals and take preemptive action to save their lives.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami