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MENTAL HEALTH

Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 11, 2017
U.K. royal Kate marks World Mental Health Day in first public appearance since revealing latest pregnancy
Kate, Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, made her first public appearance on Tuesday since it was announced she was pregnant, joining husband, Prince William, and his brother, Harry, at events to mark World Mental Health Day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Sep 27, 2017
Role-playing video game helps fight against depression for counselor-shy Japanese
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Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2017
Pop-up Tokyo restaurant highlights dementia awareness
Diners have no complaints about the service at a pop-up restaurant in central Tokyo where the 17 waiters and waitresses all suffer from dementia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 5, 2017
Software praised for helping people with mental disorders to keep working
For managers employing workers with mental disorders, it is vital to detect early signs of changes in their emotional and physical well-being and take action before the symptoms become prominent.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 2, 2017
Battling nuclear demons: Mental health issues haunt those who were the first line of defense after 3/11
Ryuta Idogawa traces the onset of his battle with mental illness to a moment not long after his parents had been relocated to Saitama from their hometown of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, in the spring of 2011.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2017
Hundreds of disabled workers lose jobs as government-subsidized businesses struggle financially
Hundreds of people with disabilities involved in a government-subsidized work program have been laid off, as the businesses that employed them were forced to shut their doors due to financial difficulties, sources close to the matter said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 22, 2017
Japanese firms hiring more people with mental health issues ahead of legal change
Companies in Japan are becoming more active in hiring people with mental health issues as they prepare for a legal change on employing people with disabilities that takes effect next spring.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2017
Japan aims to reduce 'critical' suicide rate by 30% over 10 years
Government approves national guideline seeking to bring down rate, which despite recent declines, ranks high globally
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 3, 2017
Researchers develop app that boosts memory in people with cognitive decline
A brain training computer game developed by British neuroscientists has been shown to improve the memory of patients in the very earliest stages of dementia, and could help such patients avert some symptoms of cognitive decline.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 25, 2017
Mental health support for nursery school staff falling short, new survey finds
At least 27 percent of nursery schools across the country are in need of psychological support for their staff members, a government survey shows.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
May 21, 2017
Having trouble wrapping your head around Japan? Help with mental health is at hand
Black Eye speaks with professionals trained to offer guidance to those struggling to cope with a new environment.
EDITORIALS
May 21, 2017
Address the concerns of mental patients
The government must address concerns that treatment programs for people who have been discharged from mental hospitals is not intended to keep them under surveillance.
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2017
Trump's disability is Dunning-Kruger effect
We're all ignorant, but U.S. President Donald Trump takes it to a different level.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Apr 16, 2017
Schizophrenia support exists in Japan, but state is wary of stepping in
A reader asks, 'Is there some system in Japan for the police, ambulance or hospital to take an unwilling schizophrenic patient to hospital?'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2017
Nearly a quarter of Japanese have considered suicide, government survey says
Roughly one in four Japanese people have considered committing suicide, with women slightly more prone to such thoughts than men, the health ministry said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 28, 2017
Government to boost follow-up support for discharged psychiatric patients
A bill to improve support for mental health patients after their discharge from hospital was approved by the Cabinet Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2017
Trump highlights downside of 'Goldwater rule'
The American people and the world deserve to know the psychological profile of the U.S. president.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2016
Mental woes begin in 30s, heart and brain ills in 50s, study says
Most people granted workers' compensation for mental ailments were in their 30s, a survey by a health ministry-affiliated group says.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Oct 23, 2016
Time to consign 'death by overwork' to Japan's history
As 'karoshi' continues to steal young lives, workers must stand up for their own rights and watch out for their colleagues' wellbeing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 11, 2016
Britain royals mark World Mental Health day aboard London Eye
Britain's Prince William, his wife, Kate, and brother, Harry, took a ride on the giant London Eye ferris wheel on Monday as they helped mark World Mental Health Day.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Nippon Steel boosts efforts to woo U.S. Steel workers and politicians
Nippon Steel, Japan’s top steelmaker, is sending Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President Takahiro Mori to Pittsburgh next week where he’ll meet with local staff and elected officials.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.

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