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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 12, 2017
Senior health official stabbed to death in brother's Tokyo apartment
A senior health official who was formerly vice governor of Niigata is fatally stabbed in her brother's Tokyo apartment, resulting in his arrest.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 27, 2017
Ministry probe shows two-thirds of inspected firms violated labor laws in 2016
Two-thirds of companies inspected by the labor ministry in fiscal 2016 for suspected labor violations were found to have broken the law either by forcing employees to work illegal overtime or by failing to carry out measures to ensure their health, the ministry announced Wednesday.
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
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 16, 2017
Health ministry gives telemedicine green light for those who wish to quit smoking
The health ministry has approved allowing doctors to treat via smartphones or personal computers patients who wish to quit smoking, ministry officials have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 27, 2017
Despite improvements, 1 in 7 Japanese children live in poor households, survey shows
Improved job market helps lift some out of poverty but figures still high among industrialized nations, welfare ministry survey shows.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 22, 2017
Yamamoto Chemical drug mixed with cheaper China-sourced stocks, dodging ministry oversight
Pharmaceutical manufacturer added acetaminophen imported from China to its own drug without the proper paperwork in an apparent bid to cut costs.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 19, 2017
Despite manufacturers' concerns, government to allow use of some drugs by pregnant women
The health ministry plans to allow prescribing some drugs to pregnant women even though manufacturers have advised against doing so, providing the safety of the pharmaceuticals has been confirmed, according to ministry sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 6, 2017
Indoor smoking ban shelved as LDP and health ministry reach impasse, sources say
The ministry and the LDP still cannot agree on what kinds of establishments should be designated as exceptions to an indoor smoking ban.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 2, 2017
Health ministry caves to LDP, shelving restaurant smoking ban vow
The health ministry on Friday decided not to include a pledge to ban smoking in restaurants in its long-term policy on cancer control, yielding to pressure from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to leave the lax regulations intact.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 27, 2017
New cancer guidelines eyed after study suggests drugs less effective in elderly patients
The government's guidelines on cancer treatment face a rethink after a new study suggests that drugs are less effective in treating the elderly.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2017
Health ministry grills Dentsu chief over excessive work at advertiser's branches, sources say
The health ministry has questioned new Dentsu President Toshihiro Yamamoto on a voluntary basis about allegations the advertising giant made employees at regional offices work illegally long hours, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2017
Guidelines on supporting preschool children with disabilities under final review
The government's first set of guidelines to help facilities improve services and opportunities for preschool children with disabilities are close to being finalized.
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 Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Mar 8, 2017
New guidelines tackle misuse of antibiotics amid rise of superbugs
Public health officials have begun tackling the misuse and overuse of antibiotics, as the prevalence of superbugs, or bacteria resistant to antibiotics, reaches alarming levels worldwide.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2017
Health ministry dilutes plan to ban indoor smoking as restaurant industry and LDP resist
Bowing to pressure from the restaurant industry and the Liberal Democratic Party, the health ministry waters down its indoor smoking ban proposal to exempt small bars.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 9, 2017
Smoking ban in public facilities would infringe on constitutional rights, say LDP lawmakers
Members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party lash out at the health ministry's proposed smoking ban for public facilities, complicating the nationwide effort to stamp out secondhand smoke.
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2017
Suicides in Japan drop to 22-year low in 2016
The number of suicides in Japan decreased to 21,764 last year — the lowest level in 22 years, the National Police Agency said in a preliminary report released Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2017
Japan's syphilis problem prompts ministry to bring in special team
The health ministry forms a special team to stop the spread of syphilis, which is up 77 percent from 2015 and seven-fold from a decade ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 27, 2016
Ministry to make it easier to shame companies with excessive overtime
The labor ministry will bolster regulations covering illegal overtime by making it easier to publicize the names of errant companies.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 17, 2016
Community isolation seen as common factor in Japan's fatal child abuse cases
Most families that have lost children due to child abuse did not have contacts often with neighbors, a government survey showed Wednesday.
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.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
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.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
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.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

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Things may look perfect to the outside world, but today's mom is fine with some imperfection at home.
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