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YOUTH 3

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 20, 2018
Osaka police catch 14-year-old who allegedly stabbed woman with knife
A 14-year-old boy was arrested Sunday for allegedly stabbing a newspaper delivery woman in Osaka Prefecture in July, police said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 1, 2018
'Flavors of Youth': A China-focused anthology falls flat
So-called anthology films, made up of multiple shorts based around the same theme, are a staple of the anime industry and are generally created to a) give young directors a chance, b) show off what studios are capable of, or c) keep a director or studio in the public consciousness between full-length features.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 2, 2018
Why it pays off for governments to invest in sports
Sports-based investment can go a long way toward strengthening communities and enabling young people to live healthier, happier and more productive lives.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 22, 2017
Survey ranks Japanese kids' group problem-solving skills at No. 2, behind Singapore
A 2015 survey of 52 countries and economies ranked Japan second behind Singapore in collaborative problem-solving skills among 15-year-old students, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Sep 26, 2017
China's Communist Party uses rap to tap youth culture, hook millennials
In his baseball cap and baggy yellow T-shirt, the rap star Li Yijie — better known by his stage name "Pissy" — is an unlikely face of China's strait-laced ruling Communist Party.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 12, 2017
Even discarded crusts can go a long way in feeding the needy
It all began with bread crusts — lots and lots of bread crusts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 15, 2017
Impoverished students march for ¥1,500 minimum wage
A student-led movement is campaigning to raise Japan's minimum wage and improve the lives of low-income workers as many continue struggling just to meet basic needs despite toiling for long hours.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 29, 2017
Chinese buy condom business as sex-savvy youth spur demand
April Zhang, a 21-year-old student from Shanghai, reflects the fast-shifting attitudes of China's younger generations toward sex. She's confident to talk about a topic once taboo here and is well educated about the risks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 4, 2017
Hong Kong's restive youth prepare for long struggle with Beijing
With China's preferred candidate selected as Hong Kong's next chief executive, another blow to the morale of the city's democracy activists, their young leaders are taking a page from Beijing's playbook and preparing for a long battle.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 8, 2016
Nobel laureate Ohsumi urges youth to ask fundamental questions
Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi, who won this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his study on cell recycling, encouraged young people Wednesday to pursue fundamental questions, however "naive" they may appear.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 10, 2016
Star sprinter Sani Brown decides to attend University of Florida
Sprint phenom Abdul Hakim Sani Brown is set to enroll at the University of Florida, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations announced on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 31, 2016
Pope tells youngsters at end of Polish visit to 'download' a good heart
Pope Francis wrapped up his Polish visit Sunday with a huge outdoor Mass where he told young people to look beyond the instant gratification afforded by technology, and instead to try to change the world.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 12, 2016
Turnout rate among new teen voters was a meager 45%, survey shows
Just 45 percent of newly enfranchised 18- and 19-year-olds cast ballots in Sunday's Upper House election, lower than the overall turnout, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 11, 2016
Exit polls show Japan's young voters wanted to go with the flow by voting for coalition
Media exit polls show that a majority of those in their 20s or younger voted for the Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner, Komeito, in Sunday's Upper House election. Observers said the result doesn't necessarily reflect their active support for the ruling coalition but rather their wish to stick to the status quo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2016
Ehime students hold youth summit to foster awareness of politics
High school students in Ehime Prefecture on Sunday held a symposium in Matsuyama that aimed to raise political awareness among young people as teenagers voted for the first time in the Upper House election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 8, 2016
U.N. envoy hopeful Japan's new voting youth can bolster democracy, be a role model
As Sunday's Upper House election in Japan nears, and with more than 2 million new 18- and 19-year-old voters, the U.N. youth envoy said he is excited about the potential of Japan's youth as they exercise their right to vote in a national poll for the first time.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2016
Jul 8, 2016
Teachers say Japan's young voters need to have political awareness nurtured in schools
Three 18-year-old high school students at Shinagawa Joshi Gakuin in Tokyo said they were excited to cast their ballots in Sunday's Upper House election, being among the nation's first teenagers to join the electorate.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 3, 2016
Young Chinese question marriage pressure as divorce rate climbs
At a registry office in Beijing, Sun Xiangshu and Shi Ci posed for photographs, their wedding certificates in hand, having just become man and wife.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 17, 2016
Tokyo NPO helps jobless in the prime of life get back on their feet
On a winter day in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, people were picking apples in an orchard that had recovered from the deadly March 2011 tsunami.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 29, 2016
Fukushima youth drum troupe to play U.S.
A taiko drum ensemble of young performers from disaster-stricken Fukushima Prefecture are busy sharpening their thunderous drumbeats as they prepare for their upcoming performance scheduled for March 22 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'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.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
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.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
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.

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