National / Social Issues May 27, 2021
Why Japan's young are bearing the psychological brunt of the pandemic
by Ryusei Takahashi
Despite missing classes, struggling to see friends and lacking entertainment, the nation's youth are being scapegoated by some Japanese media over the spread of COVID-19.
World May 18, 2021
Teenagers are winning climate battles one court case at a time
by Laura Millan Lombrana
Activists are not only challenging governments and their climate plans, but increasingly private companies too.
National / Social Issues Dec 29, 2020
The rise in unexpected pregnancies is particularly marked among teenage girls and women in their 20s.
National / Social Issues Dec 20, 2020
Surveys find more than 600 prefecture-run schools in at least 19 of Japan's 47 prefectures have relaxed restrictions regarding uniform dress codes.
National Sep 6, 2020
Harsher treatment or second chances? Japan at crossroads in juvenile law debate
by Tomohiro Osaki
A Justice Ministry panel has proved sharply split over whether to exclude 18- and 19-year-olds from correctional programs guaranteed by the law.
National / Media | Japan Pulse Aug 22, 2020
Global furor over TikTok security alarms users in Japan
by Patrick St. Michel
TikTok’s rise represents something of a divide in how people use the internet in Japan.
World Aug 15, 2020
Older children and the coronavirus: A new wrinkle in the debate
by Apoorva Mandavilli
A study by researchers in South Korea last month suggested that children ages 10-19 spread the coronavirus more frequently than adults — a widely reported finding that influenced the debate about the risks of reopening schools. But additional data from the research team now calls ...
World Aug 5, 2020
Proportion of youth with COVID-19 triples in five months, WHO says
Young people who are hitting nightclubs and beaches are leading a rise in fresh coronavirus cases across the world, with the proportion of those aged 15 to 24 who are infected rising threefold in about five months, the World Health Organization said. An analysis by ...
National / Social Issues Apr 16, 2020
Stay-home request over virus hits girls in Japan with no place to go
The spread of the novel coronavirus and a government request that the public refrain from going outside has added to the predicament of many teenage girls in Japan who have left home due to abuse, poverty or other reasons. "We see fewer girls in town, ...
National / Social Issues Feb 19, 2020
Growing up in poverty and broken homes, Kawasaki youths find savior in rap
by Tomohiro Osaki
Weathered signs from five years ago stand forlornly on a bank of the Tama River in Kawasaki, politely asking visitors to refrain from laying any more flowers of condolence so they don't accidentally catch fire. But the scene is otherwise absent of any reminder of ...
National / Crime & Legal Jan 30, 2020
Juvenile center helps foreign youths in Japan rejoin society
by Takaki Tominaga
A juvenile correction facility near Yokohama has been helping offenders of foreign descent turn their lives around for the past three decades. In a country where language and cultural barriers are often the root cause of delinquency, the Kurihama Juvenile Training School plays a big ...