National | Regional Voices: Kyushu Jul 19, 2021
Japanese supporter of Myanmar orphanage forced to watch turmoil from afar
Takashi Takino has been warned that stocks of food at the facility in the city of Yangon are running low.
National | Regional Voices: Kyushu Jun 14, 2021
In Japan, families hit by COVID-19 struggle to care for infected children
Some have to rely on food delivery services to survive, while some children are missing school or kindergarten for over a month.
National / Social Issues | Regional Voices: Kyushu May 31, 2021
Pandemic wreaks havoc on Japan's homeless as government touts 'self-reliance'
As the coronavirus scourge continues to wreak havoc on the economy, the burden is unduly falling on so-called nonregular workers whose employment is unstable.
National | Regional Voices: Kyushu Apr 12, 2021
Japanese group calls out online abusers to tackle hurtful posts
The group says it has worked on about 1,500 cases over the past 15 years, with about 1,300 of them leading to the deletion of abusive posts.
National | Regional Voices: Kyushu Mar 26, 2021
Despite push, integration of My Number and health cards off to slow start
The rate of uptake for the cards is low at around 25% and, due to the pandemic, many health care providers are not in a rush to install the required systems.
National / Media | MEDIA MIX Mar 6, 2021
Controversy still lingers over 2019 Aichi art show
by Philip Brasor
Irregularities surface in a campaign to recall Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura over his role in allowing the contentious exhibition.
National / Social Issues | Regional Voices: Kyushu Feb 12, 2021
While the country provides a lump sum for mothers to assist with childbirth costs, some are finding it doesn't stretch far enough as a result of pandemic pressures.
National | Regional Voices: Kyushu Jan 22, 2021
Hosting U.S. jets brought free school meals to Iwakuni, but some question the trade-off
Residents near Iwakuni base cast doubt over deal sealed under watch of then-Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga.
National / Social Issues | Regional Voices: Kyushu Dec 25, 2020
Foreign detainees let go temporarily amid pandemic have nowhere to go
Many have been left without means of support, as they are prohibited from working and are not eligible to receive any administrative assistance.
National | Regional Voices: Kyushu Nov 27, 2020
Muslim residents in Kyushu struggle to establish cemetery amid local anxiety
In Japan, where the vast majority of people are cremated, only a limited number of cemeteries offer proper burial grounds for the growing Muslim population.
National | Regional Voices: Kyushu Nov 6, 2020
Pandemic keeps salarymen away from Fukuoka adult nightlife district
Though circumstances of infections and anti-prevention measures have differed from shop to shop, all have been treated as if they present the worst risks.
National / Social Issues | Regional Voices: Kyushu Oct 9, 2020
People with Minamata disease offer life lessons for Oita students
School students learn about mercury pollution and related stigma that are associated with the illness.