6% of Japan's second-year junior high students are 'young carers'
The results of the survey on young carers will be used to draw up detailed measures for inclusion in the government's basic economic and fiscal policy guidelines.
Cabinet OKs bill to expand crimes for which 18- and 19-year-olds can be tried
The bill would see such individuals treated differently from adults even after the age of adulthood is lowered next year.
The rise in unexpected pregnancies is particularly marked among teenage girls and women in their 20s.
Surveys find more than 600 prefecture-run schools in at least 19 of Japan's 47 prefectures have relaxed restrictions regarding uniform dress codes.
The latest figures show that 3.1 people under the age of 20 per population of 100,000 took their own lives.
Harsher treatment or second chances? Japan at crossroads in juvenile law debate
A Justice Ministry panel has proved sharply split over whether to exclude 18- and 19-year-olds from correctional programs guaranteed by the law.
Global furor over TikTok security alarms users in Japan
TikTok’s rise represents something of a divide in how people use the internet in Japan.
With the app facing bans from an increasing number of countries, countless firms are pushing their technology as a replacement.
Older children and the coronavirus: A new wrinkle in the debate
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 ...
Coronavirus casting shadow over coming-of-age ceremonies in Japan
Many municipalities have decided to postpone or cancel ceremonies amid the spread of the virus, although a handful plan to go ahead.
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 ...
Younger Japanese prefer advice via email and social media over face-to-face
Young people in Japan prefer to use email and social media over face-to-face talks when seeking advice about issues they worry about, including interpersonal relationships, a government survey has found. According to the 2020 white paper on children and youths, adopted at a Cabinet meeting ...
