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Mizuho Aoki
Mizuho Aoki is a staff writer covering local news, including the current Tokyo gubernatorial race, education and aviation-related stories. She graduated from Hitotsubashi Universty with a degree in social science.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2010
When a baby can't come naturally
Seiko Noda, a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker, surprised the public late last month by revealing in a magazine article that she got pregnant at age 49 through artificial insemination using a donated egg from a third person.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2010
Sumo hopes to keep stablemasters in touch with iPads
High school girls may make rapidly tapping out messages on a cell phone look like child's play, but for sumo wrestlers — with fingers too large to hit a single key at a time — grappling with standard handsets is a gargantuan task.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2010
Theme restaurants work some magic
A ninja takes you through a dark narrow path, serves you food and drink and performs magic in a restaurant in Tokyo's Akasaka district where the likes of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and famed film director Steven Spielberg have dined.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2010
Business-Japanese proficiency test doomed by profit fall
A major business-Japanese language proficiency test for foreigners will be discontinued at the end of this fiscal year because the endeavor has remained unprofitable, the organizing body of the exam told The Japan Times on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2010
Shrine decision draws both praise and protest
Peace activists rejoiced Sunday over the fact that Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his Cabinet didn't visit Yasukuni Shrine this year, while conservatives slammed the decision.
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2010
Hibakusha filmed before time runs out
An American filmmaker recorded the images and voices of aging atomic-bomb survivors so they could pass down their memories to younger generations and make them think more about nuclear weapons.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2010
Cities scrambling to find centenarians
It all began last week when a mummified corpse was found at a house in Adachi Ward, Tokyo. If the man, Sogen Kato, were still alive he would have been 111 years old.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 27, 2010
The mother-child health log
Boshi Kenko Techo (Maternal and Child Health Handbooks) have been around since shortly after the war as part of government efforts to curb infant mortality and offer basic parental guidance and record-keeping for mothers.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2010
Stop exploiting trainees as cheap labor: lawyers
It is high time the government faced facts and scrapped its industrial training and internship program because it is used to exploit foreign trainees as a cheap source of labor, a lawyer group said Thursday, claiming the purpose of the system and its reality are worlds apart.
JAPAN / GROWING OLD ALONE
Jul 21, 2010
Cleanup after unnoticed death now a growing industry
Yoshinori Ishimi could hear a high-pitched whine coming from the apartment in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, he was about to enter. When he went inside, he saw black "mini-twister" clouds of flies.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2010
UCLA Anderson dean extols global viewpoint
Business opportunities today are inherently global, so traveling to get an MBA in a foreign environment is an advantage, according to Judy D. Olian, dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2010
Returnee claims frameup, denies robbing cabby
An American man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to robbing and injuring a taxi driver in conspiracy with two other foreign nationals in 2008.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2010
Voters hope new chief is a better fit
Voters were mixed Friday on whether Naoto Kan would be a better fit than his Democratic Party of Japan predecessor, Yukio Hatoyama, as the nation's leader.
JAPAN / BOOSTING THE BIRTHRATE
Jun 2, 2010
Parental leave still finds dads in huge minority
Masato Yamada was a typical bureaucrat. He worked late, usually missing the last train home, and sometimes put in all-nighters. Nevertheless, he enjoyed the demanding job.
JAPAN
May 28, 2010
UNICEF urges Tokyo to ban possession of child pornography
UNICEF on Thursday called on Tokyo to take steps to ban child pornography to prevent children from falling victim to sexual exploitation.
JAPAN / Q&A
May 20, 2010
Foot-and-mouth a hammer blow for Miyazaki farms
After the first case of foot-and-mouth disease was detected April 20 in Tsuno, Miyazaki Prefecture, the outbreak has spread quickly, making headlines in major papers and TV news programs and battering the prefecture's economy.
JAPAN
May 15, 2010
Housing glut opens door to foreign tenants
As the country's foreign population keeps growing and the declining birthrate and oversupply of housing result in more and more vacancies, it is time for real estate agents to create a more welcoming environment for foreign customers, according to people who work in the business.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 11, 2010
Language sets high hurdle for caregiver candidates
Since the first batch of Indonesian nurses and caregivers arrived in 2008 under a new bilateral economic partnership agreement, 570 have come to Japan, as have 310 Filipinos under another EPA that took effect two years ago.
JAPAN
May 4, 2010
Constitution Day marked with rallies and protests
On the occasion of the 63rd Constitution Day, and with the national referendum law to take effect May 18, a group of conservative intellectuals on Monday stressed the need to kick-start debate on the Constitution, which they argued has been on the back burner for too long.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
May 4, 2010
Cyclists pedaling to Osaka for hearing-impaired pupils
Last Friday, 15 bicycle riders lined up on the campus of Meisei Gakuen School for the Deaf in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, to kick off their second fundraising charity ride to help the school purchase playground equipment.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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