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MR CHILDREN

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 14, 2014
Award-winning British actress says police failed to act on abuse as a child
Golden Globe-winning actress Samantha Morton has said she was sexually abused as a child in the English city of Nottingham but authorities refused to respond to her complaints, a familiar tale as Britain grapples with a string of child abuse scandals.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 13, 2014
Kodomo no Ie: home away from home
The sound of giggling fills a room at Kodomo no Ie, a children's institution in northern Tokyo, as a group of half a dozen girls work on their homework while waiting for dinner to be served. It's the same situation that is typically played out in homes across the country, except these are no ordinary...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2014
Women's work culture under fire
One morning in February, the government personnel department began an experiment in a nondescript building in a Tokyo residential area that could end up rewriting the rules of the nation's powerful bureaucracy.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 10, 2014
Daily cannabis smokers risk health, well-being and achievement: report
Teenagers who use cannabis daily run a higher risk of becoming drug-dependent, committing suicide or trying other drugs and are less likely to succeed at their studies than those who avoid it, researchers said on Wednesday.
WORLD
Sep 10, 2014
Cost of domestic violence far outstrips war at $8 trillion a year: study
Domestic violence, mainly against women and children, kills far more people than wars and is an often overlooked scourge that costs the world economy more than $8 trillion a year, experts said on Tuesday.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Sep 7, 2014
Yoko and author's other furry friends help kids cope with childhood challenges
Rosemary Wells' stories — including a series about a Japanese kitten's experience at an American school — have been delighting children and adults alike around the world for over 40 years.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 3, 2014
'Hamlet' marks take #18 in Shakespeare for Children series
"When I acted a nursemaid in 'Romeo and Juliet' in the first program of this Shakespeare for Children series, I was surprised that no children made fun of a man in that role — they naturally accepted that theater is fundamentally fiction and just enjoyed the play," Seisuke Yamasaki recalled in a recent...
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 26, 2014
E-cigarettes may be tempting nonsmoking U.S. youths to try real thing: CDC study
Electronic cigarettes may be more tempting to nonsmoking youths than conventional cigarettes, and once young people have tried e-cigarettes they are more inclined to give regular cigarettes a try, U.S. researchers said Monday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 24, 2014
Niger minister arrested in 'baby-trafficking' investigation
Niger's agriculture minister has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in a baby-trafficking network, a spokesman for his political party and legal sources said on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 23, 2014
Philippine police smash online child 'sextortion' ring
Philippine police have arrested eight people suspected of running an online sexual extortion racket involving children and preying on Asians, seizing laptops and other equipment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 20, 2014
Single fathers emerge from the shadows
Hiroki Yoshida, a father of three children aged 6, 8 and 11, suddenly became a single father four years ago, when his wife walked out without warning.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND
Aug 7, 2014
Foster parent shortage takes growing toll on children
Veteran foster parent Mika Hobbs was surprisingly frank when she confessed how nerve-racking her job can be.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 27, 2014
Pakistani boy loses arms after row with landowner over cows: police
Pakistani police have arrested the son of a landowner for an assault on a 10-year-old boy that resulted in his injured arms being amputated, the latest case highlighting harsh treatment of villagers by so-called feudal families.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 21, 2014
Nigerian journalists fear state censorship
Nigeria's press is traditionally free to write almost anything about anyone — whether it's true or not. But reporters fear a government sensitive to criticism is now cracking down, especially on coverage of the battle against Boko Haram.

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