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Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 20, 2020
Single parents in Japan meet online to share coronavirus concerns
Participants all shared concern about what would happen to their children if they contracted the virus and had to self-isolate.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 2, 2020
'Step': Parenthood drama that tugs at the heartstrings
By now there are many films about single fathers, but for me the eye-opener was 1979’s “Kramer vs. Kramer.” In it, Dustin Hoffman plays a workaholic adman who struggles to raise his young son after being abandoned by his wife (Meryl Streep), but resists giving up the boy when she returns to claim custody. At first a bumbler who can barely scramble eggs, Hoffman’s character becomes a model parent, a journey that is a source of laughter, tension and, for many male viewers (including this one), self-reflection.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 15, 2020
Unmarried single parents find an unlikely ally in scrap over tax deduction
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party submitted an amendment to the Diet in January to expand the "widow's deduction" to cover single parents who have never been married. This system allows single parents who have lost spouses to death or divorce to deduct a certain amount of money from their taxable income in order to reduce their tax burden. At present, single parents who have never been married do not qualify for the deduction.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2019
Japan revises guidelines for child support payments
Under the new standards, the value of monthly child support may increase by some u00a510,000 to u00a520,000 depending on the parents' income levels.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 25, 2019
Nao Kodaira claims 10th national 500 meters title
Nao Kodaira won her 10th National Single Distance Championships title in the women's 500 meters on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 6, 2019
Get off the bandwagon of banning plastic bags
When used just once plastic bags can cause problems, but many people repurpose them.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE HIGH GROUNDS
Apr 13, 2019
Single O: Creating next-generation, climate-resilient coffees
Through its No Death to Coffee project, which launched in 2018, Single O and its Tokyo-based outpost, Single O Japan, hope to ensure there will always be enough coffee to drink sustainably in the future.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2019
No silver bullet for China's plastics problem
The country could make biodegradable products mainstream, but that won't stop its trash from choking the oceans.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2019
Europe must do more than ban plastic forks
A new law outlaws some disposable products, but doesn't curb the EU's huge exports of waste.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 26, 2018
Nao Kodaira claims ninth national 500 meters title
Pyeongchang Olympic gold medalist Nao Kodaira won her ninth National Single Distance Championships title in the women's 500 meters on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 5, 2018
Work-life harmony, not balance, the answer for this Japanese single dad
Juggling work and life as a parent is never easy, but how does a father who keeps irregular hours due to his successful acting career deal with the magnitude of challenges that come with being a single dad?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 26, 2018
Startup's colorful Ugandan bags take off in Japan, lifting the women who make them
Colorful African-print bags handmade by struggling Ugandan women have attracted fashion-conscious Japanese who are also learning for the first time about the women's plight — thanks to a scheme by a Japanese social entrepreneur to empower single mothers and former child soldiers in the country.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 21, 2017
Nao Kodaira captures eighth national title at 500 meters
Nao Kodaira earned her eighth National Single Distance Championships title in the women's 500 meters on Saturday, while extending her winning streak at the distance to 16 straight races.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2017
As Japanese poverty grows, support groups spring up to help single moms deal with harsh economy
With Japan increasingly aware of the child poverty problem in its midst, a growing number of businesses and nonprofit organizations are taking steps to help single mothers raising children alone.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 11, 2017
Kodaira places runner-up in women's 1,000 meters at world championships
Nao Kodaira claimed the women's 1,000 meters silver medal at the ISU's World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships on Saturday, adding to her first world gold medal in the 500 a night earlier.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 10, 2017
Kodaira captures women's 500-meter title at world championships
Nao Kodaira added another laurel to her dominant season in the 500 meters on Friday, becoming the first Japanese woman to win an individual title at the ISU's World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2016
Justice Ministry eyes easier way to seize assets to enforce child support, restitution payments
The Justice Ministry has asked an advisory panel to consider making it easier to seize the assets of people who refuse to pay court-ordered child support or restitution to crime victims.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 30, 2016
Shared homes offer respite for Japan's struggling single mothers
The government talks about creating a society where every woman can play an active role, but the chronic shortage of day care is pushing some entrepreneurs to take things into their own hands.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2016
Jul 6, 2016
Kochi voters feel neglected after redrawing of electoral boundaries
Campaigning is at fever pitch ahead of Sunday's Upper House election, with candidates pounding the pavement, holding rallies and calling out their names and slogans for hours on end via loudspeakers.
JAPAN / Society
Feb 26, 2016
Survey reveals money, health fears of single Japanese women in nonstaff jobs
Roughly one in three unmarried middle-aged women in nonstaff jobs have an annual income of less than ¥1.5 million, or about ¥4,100 a day, according to a study that underscores the problem of low pay in one of the world's most developed nations.
'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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