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JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 15, 2016
Health ministry poll finds passive smoking risk still high at Japan's eateries and workplaces
The risk of exposure to passive smoking in restaurants and workplaces remains high in Japan despite the government's aim of catching up with international standards in preventing such health hazards toward the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, a survey showed Monday.
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 / Science & Health
Oct 28, 2016
Japan team seeks to transplant retinal iPS cell grown from another person's stem cells
A Japanese research team has applied for state approval to conduct the world's first clinical study of transplanting retinal cells grown from artificially derived stem cells of another person, the health ministry said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 26, 2016
Ministry eyes Scandinavian plan to boost paternity leave and keep women working
A panel mulls including a quota system in a two-year parental leave plan that would require paternity leave to join.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 23, 2016
Health ministry plans national survey to improve medical services for foreigners
The health ministry is set to conduct the first large-scale survey on the nation's medical infrastructure for foreign patients as part of efforts to improve services ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, ministry sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 21, 2016
Lower House committee passes bill to shake up Japan's foreign trainee program
The bill is intended to shake up a state-sponsored foreign traineeship program slammed by critics as akin to modern slavery.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 7, 2016
1 in 4 firms in Japan say workers log over 80 overtime hours a month
The nation's first white paper on “karoshi” finds nearly a quarter of companies have employees that are seriously overworked.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2016
Japan home to 541,000 young recluses, survey finds
An estimated 541,000 people between the ages of 15 and 39 avoid social contact and shut themselves in their homes.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 2, 2016
Day care crunch grew in April as 23,553 rejections offset growth in openings
Japan's shortage of day care facilities worsened in April as rejections swamped new openings that the government created for children.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 25, 2016
Deeper plan eyed to raise day care salaries in fiscal 2017
The government expands its plan to elicit pay hikes at child care facilities to prevent its assistance from being used on bonuses instead of salaries.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 4, 2016
Child abuse in Japan reaches record high in fiscal 2015
Incidents of reported child abuse in Japan reached a record high in fiscal 2015, with the number of cases handled by welfare officials surpassing 100,000.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 28, 2016
Japan to define workplace LGBT discrimination as sexual harassment
The labor ministry has decided to name discrimination against sexual minorities as a form of harassment in guidelines for employers.
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 31, 2016
Passive smoke kills 15,000 people a year in Japan, study finds
An estimated 15,000 people die annually in Japan from stroke, lung cancer or other diseases caused by passive smoking, according to a study by a health ministry research team.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 27, 2016
LGBT community focus of new sexual harassment guidelines
Discriminatory acts by employers against sexual minorities will be regarded as sexual harassment under revised guidelines to be introduced next year, according to officials.
JAPAN / Society
May 9, 2016
Parents' search for day care centers a drag, ministry finds in poll
Eighty-four percent of parents who wanted to put their child in a day care facility found the process of finding a spot "tiresome and a burden," according to a recent health ministry survey.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2016
Zika virus confirmed in boy who returned to Japan from Pacific islands
Japanese health authorities said Friday that a Zika virus infection has been detected in a boy who returned from Pacific islands in Oceania, the fifth confirmation in the country of the infection of the mosquito-borne virus this year.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 29, 2016
Plagued by hang-ups, welfare ministry to shorten child abuse hotline message
The welfare ministry said Tuesday it will improve efficiency at child abuse hotlines because 90 percent of callers are hanging up during the recorded message phase.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2016
New Zika virus infection confirmed in Japan
The health ministry confirmed Friday another person has tested positive for the Zika virus, which has been spreading throughout Latin America since last year.
JAPAN / Society
Feb 25, 2016
Labor bureaus to streamline corporate harassment complaint desks
The labor ministry moves to improve its response to the growth in workplace harassment by unifying all complaint desks at its labor bureaus nationwide.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 16, 2016
Former welfare official gets suspended sentence in My Number bribery case
The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday handed down a suspended sentence to a former welfare ministry official for taking bribes in connection with the My Number social security and tax number system.
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.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
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.

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