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JAPAN / Science & Health
May 29, 2015
Japan grapples with ¥14.5 trillion dementia costs
In its first detailed estimate, the health ministry puts the overall cost of treating dementia at u00a514.5 trillion, with nearly half borne by the sufferers' families.
EDITORIALS
May 29, 2015
The risks of medical deregulation
A new system by which patients can request drugs and treatments not yet approved in Japan carries significant risks.
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 22, 2015
Nearly half of e-cigarettes sold in Japan produce carcinogen in vapor
A health ministry research group found Thursday that four of the nine electronic cigarettes sold in Japan produce vapor with high levels of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 27, 2015
78 Indonesians and Filipinos pass caregiver certification exam
A total of 78 people from the Philippines and Indonesia have passed the caregiver certification exam for fiscal 2014, the welfare ministry said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 16, 2015
Who benefits from the new overtime pay system?
On Feb. 13, a Labor Policy Council sub-committee submitted to the labor ministry a report with suggestions for a bill to revise the labor standards law. The revision, which the ministry plans to submit to the next regular Diet session, applies to the work of skilled white collar professionals and will allow them to 'work in a manner that demonstrates their achievements' more effectively, which is another way of saying that employers will no longer be required to pay these workers overtime for extra hours on the job, which in turn means that employers cannot be accused of pressuring them to work overtime for no pay, a system popularly known as saabisu zangyo, or 'free overtime.'
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2015
Novartis Japan unit faces business suspension order
The health ministry will order a business suspension of around 15 days for a Japanese unit of Swiss pharmaceutical maker Novartis AG for not reporting serious side effects of its drugs, sources close to the matter said on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2015
Foreign nursing care workers to be invited to Japan under intern program
The health ministry has approved a plan to include nursing care under the technical intern training program for foreigners to help increase the number of foreign care workers and solve a labor shortage in Japan's aging society.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2015
Japan looks to accept more foreign nursing care workers to resolve labor shortage
The health ministry released a draft plan Friday to include nursing care under the technical intern training program for foreigners to help increase foreign care workers and resolve related labor shortages in Japan.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 17, 2014
Government eyes using biocontainment lab in western Tokyo to analyze Ebola
The government, faced with a flurry of suspected Ebola infections among people arriving at the nation's gateways, hopes to start using a biocontainment laboratory on the outskirts of Tokyo to analyze the virus, the health minister suggested Monday.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 27, 2014
Japan records fewer than 500,000 births in first half of year
The number of babies born in Japan in the January to June period dropped 2.7 percent from a year earlier to 496,391, pointing to the possibility of the annual figure slipping below the 1 million mark for the first time on record, government data showed Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 10, 2014
Japanese government to launch integrated sports agency in 2015
The government is set to launch a sports agency in fiscal 2015 under the education ministry to integrate sports administration in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, sources close to the matter said Saturday.
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2014
Governance fix needed at GPIF before asset change, Shiozaki says
As the world's biggest pension manager moves closer to putting more money in risky assets, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's deputy policy chief says the fund needs to change its governance first.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2014
Child abuse cases nationwide topped 70,000 mark for first time last year
Child consultation centers across the nation handled 73,765 cases of abuse in fiscal 2013, topping the 70,000 mark for the first time since the government began compiling data in fiscal 1990.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 31, 2014
June wages in Japan rose less than forecast in risk to spending
Wage growth slowed in June, highlighting the risk to consumer spending as inflation squeezes household budgets.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 16, 2014
Child poverty rate hits record high; more elderly being looked after by people over 65: survey
More than 16 percent of children across the country were living below the poverty line in 2012, according to the welfare ministry, which attributed the trend to declining household income.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 16, 2014
Nursing care provider drops death liability waiver for Filipino workers
A nursing care service provider is no longer requiring its Filipino employees to promise in writing to absolve the company of responsibility for their death, sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2014
Claims for work ills climb
Those who claimed workers' compensation for mental woes linked to their jobs in fiscal 2013 hit a record 1,409, up 152 from a year ago, the labor ministry reveals.
JAPAN
May 1, 2014
Medical mishaps hit highest since 2005
Japanese hospitals recently reported the most medical near misses and blunders since 2005, but the tally didn't include private practices.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2014
Minister cautions on foreign maids
Labor minister Norihisa Tamura on Tuesday expressed reservations about accepting more foreign workers as housekeepers, an idea backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2014
Diovan scandal traced to cozy doctor-drugmaker ties
The manipulation of clinical research data used to develop the blood pressure drug Diovan sold by Novartis Pharma K.K. has prompted a special squad of Tokyo prosecutors to search the Japanese unit of the Swiss drugmaker as well as the universities that conducted the research.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

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

Longform

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