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POVERTY

LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
May 23, 2016
Let's discuss university scholarships for poorer students
Anti-poverty advocates have launched an online campaign calling on the government to join other developed countries in instituting a scholarship program.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 13, 2016
Mosquito-repellent soap aims to wash away malaria threat
Two former students from Burkina Faso have designed a mosquito-repellent soap, which they hope could be a simple and affordable solution in the fight to end malaria, but more funds are needed to test the idea, according to the startup behind it.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 10, 2016
Two million Chinese to be relocated in anti-poverty drive
China, fighting to stamp out poverty, will this year move more than 2 million of its poorest citizens from remote, inland regions to more developed areas, an official of the cabinet-level State Council said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 9, 2016
Anti-poverty advocates launch petition for state-backed scholarship program
Anti-poverty advocates kick off a petition drive to lobby the government to establish a scholarship program for financially challenged students who want a university education.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 2, 2016
Japan's rising poverty defies glib explanations
Japan defies the usual stories for the causes of poverty, especially regarding the increase in the percentage of poor people since the 1980s.
EDITORIALS
Apr 30, 2016
Child poverty a serious problem
The government has long failed to take effective action to reverse Japan's child poverty rate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 26, 2016
Hidden poverty growing under Abe, particularly among young and single mothers
As the government tells it, Japanese have it pretty good.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 25, 2016
Poverty-performance link warrants closer look
Recent studies call into question the belief that absolute poverty rates are the sole consideration in determining student performance.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 14, 2016
Japan ranked 34th out of 41 developed nations in UNICEF child poverty index
Japan has some of the worst wealth inequality and highest rates of child poverty among the world's developed nations, according to a UNICEF report.
WORLD
Apr 5, 2016
Just 10% of global military spending could make big impact on poverty: think tank
World military spending rose 1 percent in 2015, the first annual increase in four years, a Stockholm think tank said Tuesday as it estimated 10 percent of this could cover the costs of global goals aiming to end poverty and hunger in 15 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2016
California lawmakers OK minimum hourly wage of $15 by 2022
A plan to raise California's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022 passed both houses of the state legislature Thursday, putting the state on track to become the first in the nation to commit to such a large pay hike for the working poor.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2016
Record Brazil protests put Rousseff's future in doubt
Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians flooded the streets on Sunday in the biggest ever protests calling for President Dilma Rousseff's removal, reflecting rising popular anger that could encourage Congress to impeach the leftist leader.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 4, 2016
Think life is hard now? Look back 100 years
Americans tend to forget the vast improvements that they've made in the past century.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Feb 24, 2016
NGO's Japanese founder foments organic revolution in Vietnam
Seed to Table helps locals rediscover lost agricultural wisdom and pull themselves out of poverty with duck and cow 'banks.'
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2016
Solution to the inequality puzzle proving elusive
As difficult a puzzle as income inequality may seem today, failing to solve it could lead to far more severe challenges.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 12, 2016
In southern Africa, an illusion built on aid heralds hunger
As she walks along a dirt road in central Malawi, Louise Abale carries her precious corn wrapped in a brightly colored cloth and balanced on her head.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2016
Biggest ever infectious disease survey to speed end of trachoma
Surveyors were taken hostage in Yemen, accused of being representatives of Dracula in Papua New Guinea, worked in sandstorms and temperatures of 50 degrees Celsius in Ethiopia.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 29, 2016
Want more sex? Try using contraception, researchers say
A study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has shown that couples who use contraception have as much as three times more sex than couples who do not.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 23, 2016
Mounting student debt may cost society dearly
The education ministry conducted a survey in 2014 of institutes of higher learning and found that the average yearly tuition for private universities was ¥864,384. In addition, the average "entry fee" (nyūgakukin) was ¥261,089. Adding other expenses, the ministry estimated it cost a student ¥1.43...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 18, 2016
Another year of living precariously in 21st-century Japan
2015 was a pretty gloomy year worldwide. And the same could be said for life on the archipelago.
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Onosato's yokozuna promotion causes rare quirk in new sumo rankings
Newly promoted yokozuna Onosato holds a copy of the latest banzuke ranking in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, on Monday.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Over 900 earthquakes strike Tokara islands in space of two weeks
A screenshot shows many quakes occurring in the Tokara islands over the past 30 days, in this image taken from the U.S. Geological Survey website.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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