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MR CHILDREN

Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
May 1, 2023
LGBTQ+ 'familyship' systems expand in Japan amid absence of national law
Such systems add recognition of same-sex partners’ children as family members, enabling access to public services typically offered to married couples and families.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Apr 28, 2023
Japan tries to confront its ever-shrinking population
Most developed economies are experiencing similar demographic declines. Japan is merely leading the charge.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 28, 2023
A small Japanese town sets new precedent for women in politics
Among the country’s city councils and assemblies, men held more than 80% of the total seats as of 2021. But in Ebetsu, more than 40% of the city council members are women.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2023
Female member of government panel attends meeting at PM's office with baby
Shoko Takahashi, founder of the Japanese personal genome company Genequest, is believed to be the first person to take their newborn to a gathering held at the Prime Minister's Office.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 27, 2023
Kishida's policies on children key to dealing with aging society
The government's estimates showed Japan's population continuing to decline, albeit at a slower pace thanks to a greater inflow of foreign nationals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Apr 24, 2023
In Japan, special adoption offers route to legal ties, but uptake remains sluggish
Around 80% of of the 42,000 children in Japan unable to live with their biological parents are being cared for in institutions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 24, 2023
Air pollution kills 1,200 children a year, EU agency says
Despite recent improvements, the level of air pollutants in European countries still remain above World Health Organization guidelines.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 23, 2023
How a dig for Naumann's elephant is forging Japan's future scientists
The excavations at Lake Nojiri in Nagano Prefecture are unique because, unlike most archeological digs throughout Japan, anyone is allowed to participate.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2023
About 6% of children of foreign nationals may not be attending school in Japan
The ministry believes that foreign children not in school decreased as education boards stepped-up efforts to create lists of names of foreign children and their school enrollment statuses.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2023
Kishida on demographics, defense and disparity
In an exclusive interview, Prime Minister Kishida addresses the foreign and domestic issues that loom large, from the war in Ukraine to his promotion of “new capitalism” in Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2023
India's population surpasses China's, sights set on an economy to match
Economists says India needs to improve urbanization, infrastructure, labor force improvements and boosting manufacturing to cash in on its demographic dividend.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 20, 2023
67 million children missed out on vaccines because of COVID-19, UNICEF says
Vaccine coverage among children declined in 112 countries and the percentage of children vaccinated worldwide slipped 5 points to 81%.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 19, 2023
Japan panel to discuss joint child custody system
Some panel members remain wary of joint custody, citing concerns that it could lead to continued domestic violence after divorce.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 14, 2023
Government officials downplay Kishida's pledge to double child care budget
The Kishida administration appears to have lost its bearings after pledging to tackle the low birthrate issue with 'measures on a different dimension' from past efforts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 13, 2023
South Korea tries $500 handouts to help get reclusive children outside
The new policy’s main goal is to help disadvantaged youth, but it’s also a way for the country to address its shrinking working-age population.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2023
Around 40% of domestic tasks could be automated in 10 years, study finds
The findings are based on data collected from 65 artificial intelligence experts in Japan and the U.K. who assessed how susceptible 17 types of domestic tasks would be to automation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 11, 2023
Calls grow for drastic steps to address Japan's sliding birthrate
The number of babies born in the country in 2022 dropped below 800,000 more than a decade sooner than the government had estimated.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2023
Boosting young workers' pay key to reversing Japan's low birthrate
More support to child-rearing and wage growth are two key engines to reverse the low birthrate trend, economists have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 8, 2023
Half of unmarried people under 30 in Japan don't want kids, survey finds
Respondents cited economic concerns and the burden of childbirth and parenting as their reasoning, a recent survey by a pharmaceutical firm showed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2023
Japan weighs raising social insurance premiums to help tackle falling birthrate
Several trillion yen is expected to be necessary to implement all items in a draft package of measures for addressing the country's low birthrate released last week.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.

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