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PREGNANCY

Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 11, 2016
Was pregnancy a mistake? The question many Japanese women face
When nursing home caregiver Yukari Nishihara, 34, told her female boss that she was pregnant, she was taken aback by the response.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 7, 2016
More than 3,100 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus
More than 3,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday, as the disease continues its rapid spread across the Americas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 7, 2016
Babies of women who smoke born 100 grams lighter: study
Babies of women who continued smoking after becoming pregnant were born an average 100 grams lighter than those born to women who did not smoke, according to findings in a landmark survey.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2015
Education board member calls for more prenatal screening to reduce 'burden' of disabled children
An Ibaraki education board member sparks online outrage by suggesting more prenatal screening to reduce difficulties for parents of disabled kids.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 17, 2015
Hospital in Japan is ordered to pay damages over demotion due to pregnancy
The Hiroshima High Court orders a hospital to pay some ¥1.75 million in damages to a physical therapist who had been demoted after seeking a lighter workload due to pregnancy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 30, 2015
Delicate preemie survives heart surgery in Okayama
A hospital said Friday it successfully operated on a highly premature newborn for tetralogy of Fallot, a complex heart condition comprising four separate defects.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 28, 2015
In vitro advance raises complicated ethics questions
The announcement Monday by a nonprofit organization that two women with ovarian problems produced fertile eggs via in vitro fertilization using eggs from anonymous donors is good news for those struggling with infertility, including patients suffering from Turner's syndrome or experiencing menopause at a younger age.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 27, 2015
Fertile eggs produced through donation from anonymous women
Two women with ovarian problems have produced fertile eggs through in vitro fertilization using sperm from their husbands and eggs from anonymous donors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 7, 2015
Changes behind the wheel for Tokyo's taxi industry
The taxi industry is looking at a range of initiatives to improve service for customers, ranging from training drivers as tour guides to adopting larger vehicles. One program already proving popular gives priority to pregnant women entering labor.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 27, 2015
Fertility experts divided over benefits of freezing eggs cryogenically
Public broadcaster NHK aired a current affairs program on fertility in 2012 that caused a stir nationwide. Titled "The Impact of Aging Eggs," the program warned viewers that women in their 30s and 40s were flirting with disappointment by delaying any attempt to conceive until they are older.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 20, 2015
The true cost of fertility treatment in Japan
An increasing number of couples nationwide are relying on fertility treatments to conceive without adequately understanding the financial, physical and emotional toll such therapy takes on participants.
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 8, 2015
Transplant group drafting guidelines for recipients who want to conceive
In a world first, guidelines are being drafted in Japan on how to treat female organ-transplant recipients who want to give birth while taking immunosuppressive drugs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2015
U.S. honors Japanese activist fighting against 'maternity harassment'
Sayaka Osakabe was commended for her fight against unfair treatment of pregnant working women, which led to a first-ever ruling on the matter by Japan's top court last year.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 26, 2015
Egg-freeze unadvised, panel says
In a decision likely to stir fresh debate, the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology does not plan to recommend that healthy women freeze eggs for future pregnancy.
LIFE / Language / THE BUZZ
Nov 22, 2014
Maternity harassment
Maternity harassment refers to various forms of workplace bullying involving pregnancy.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 21, 2014
Clinical studies planned in Japan for prenatal screening of fertilized eggs
Doctors are planning to conduct clinical studies on the screening of eggs fertilized in vitro to see if the implantation of eggs containing no genetic abnormalities can lessen the risk of miscarriage.
EDITORIALS
Oct 27, 2014
Ending maternity harassment
A Supreme Court ruling last week underscores the fact that nearly three decades since the enactment of Japan's law on equal employment opportunities regardless of gender, the nation still lacks effective ways to prevent women from being forced to abandon career paths once they become pregnant.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 31, 2014
Pregnant women no longer warned to avoid onsen
For the first time in 32 years, pregnant women can bathe in an onsen this summer without worrying about harming themselves or their unborn baby, according to a new government guideline.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2014
Jikei to build special perinatal unit
To address a shortage in medical care for mothers and babies in Tokyo, the Jikei University School of Medicine plans to build a new hospital complex by fiscal 2017 that will specialize in perinatal medicine and pediatrics.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 17, 2014
Scientists solve mystery of how egg and sperm connect
Forget about the birds and the bees. If you really want to learn how babies are made, you need to know about Juno, Izumo and their proteins.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Japan’s record-low children population weighs on growth
The number of children 14 years old or younger fell for the 43rd straight year to around 14.01 million as of April 1.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
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.

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