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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Feb 10, 2016
Japan and its birth rate: the beginning of the end or just a new beginning?
Despite demographic doomsayers, Japan could be ripe for a gender revolution that boosts its birth rate.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2016
Students from rural areas, poor families at academic disadvantage: OECD study
Students living in rural regions of Japan are more likely to underperform academically compared to their peers from urban areas, according to a new international report released Wednesday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 10, 2016
China confirms first case of Zika virus
China has confirmed its first case of the Zika virus in a man who had recently travelled to South America, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 7, 2016
More than 3,100 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus
More than 3,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday, as the disease continues its rapid spread across the Americas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 18, 2016
Promise of clever children in year of monkey may boost births in China
Those born in the year of the monkey are said to be crafty, clever and charming. That has spurred some couples in China to delay parenthood until the less-auspicious sheep year ends — a balm for companies offering fertility products and obstetric services.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 13, 2016
Mothers want a word with the LDP's old guard over paternity leave slap-down
After LDP bigwigs took a young politician to task over his intention to take paternity leave, mothers vent their anger.
EDITORIALS
Jan 9, 2016
Child poverty policy falls short
The government is taking only small steps to combat the pernicious problem of child poverty.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 24, 2015
South Korean 'superdads' on paternity leave break with tradition
It is a weekday morning and Chung Sang-hoon, 34, is at home with his two small children, classical music playing in the background.
WORLD
Dec 17, 2015
1 in 8 babies were born in conflict zones in 2015: UNICEF
The number of babies born in conflict zones increased by more than 125,000 this year to 16.6 million compared with last year, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2015
Child center stripped girls to find missing piece of paper
A child consultation center in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, said Tuesday it stripped eight girls naked to conduct a body search in August to look for a piece of paper that went missing earlier that day.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 3, 2015
Simulation sees improved education for poor saving Japan trillions of yen
Improving the education levels of impoverished children would greatly increase their future income potential and save the government trillions of yen, a Tokyo-based research team said Thursday.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Nov 30, 2015
Let's discuss prenatal screening for disabilities
An Ibaraki education board member has sparked online outrage after suggesting the prefecture back more prenatal screening to reduce the 'burden' on parents of having a disabled child.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Nov 30, 2015
Aichi letter swaps deepen ties with Philippine kids
Students in Aichi Prefecture are exchanging letters and pictures with children in the Philippines as part of a mutual understanding project led by a Nagoya-based nonprofit organization working in the impoverished nation.
EDITORIALS
Nov 28, 2015
New ways to reduce child abuse
While an expert panel looks for better ways to protect children, the government needs to look into the basic issue of how to eliminate the potential seeds of abuse in the first place.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Nov 25, 2015
In an age of global terrorism, what should we tell the children?
As parents, should we shelter and protect our children from the horrors of terrorism, or does that promote the very ignorance it thrives on?
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JAPAN
Nov 25, 2015
Public education spending in Japan lowest in OECD for sixth straight year
Japan's public spending on education as a percentage of GDP was the lowest among the OECD countries in 2012, marking the sixth consecutive year that the nation was saddled with the ignominy of being the stingiest spender, the group's latest report on education shows.
WORLD / Society
Nov 20, 2015
Tech-savvy sex traffickers stay ahead of authorities as lure teens online
When Nicole was age 17 and her mother was sent to prison for white collar crimes, she met a man on Facebook who offered to take care of her.
WORLD
Nov 20, 2015
Study says quarter of more than 500,000 homeless in U.S. are kids
More than 500,000 people — a quarter of them children — were homeless in the United States this year amid scarce affordable housing across much of the nation, according to a study released Thursday.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2015
Education board member calls for more prenatal screening to reduce 'burden' of disabled children
An Ibaraki education board member sparks online outrage by suggesting more prenatal screening to reduce difficulties for parents of disabled kids.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 19, 2015
Many children with cancer born at risk: U.S. study
Gene sequencing of more than 1,000 children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer found that as many as 8.5 percent were born with genes that increase their risk of developing cancer, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
Tropical Storm Peipah brings heavy rain to parts of western Japan
Tropical Storm Peipah made landfall in western Japan on Friday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue warnings of landslides and other disasters due to heavy rainfall in several areas.
Trump signs order reducing tariffs on Japanese autos
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, shake hands.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Japan alerting consumers to cash-on-delivery problems
In fiscal 2024 through March this year, the National Consumers Affairs Center received inquiries and gave advice on problems associated with cash-on-delivery services.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.

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