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WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 14, 2016
Global warming seen upsetting natural cycle, may delay next ice age for 100,000 years
Global warming is likely to disrupt a natural cycle of ice ages and contribute to delaying the onset of the next big freeze until about 100,000 years from now, scientists said on Wednesday.
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JAPAN
Jan 11, 2016
Japan's newest adults ponder politics on Coming-of-Age Day
Monday marked Coming-of-Age Day, bringing with it the usual festivities that saw Japan's 20-year-olds celebrate their newfound adulthood — each in their own way.
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JAPAN
Jan 8, 2016
Irked by loud attire, Kitakyushu urges young adults to dress right on Coming-of-Age Day
With Coming-of-Age Day taking place Monday, the city of Kitakyushu has an important message for the attendees: Dress fittingly.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2016
Poll finds youth vote may carry a punch in Upper House election
Around 60 percent of the nation's new voters aged 18 and 19 are willing to cast a ballot, NHK found in a recent poll.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Dec 20, 2015
More on pensions: what to expect and when you can get it
Following up on the Lifelines special on the Japan pension system, here are some more questions from readers.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 19, 2015
Gangs, girl power and getting old: Japan's magazines ring out 2015
A roundup of the final weekly magazines of 2015 finds many preoccupied with the split within the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza group.
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JAPAN / Society
Dec 16, 2015
As jobs-for-life fade, mobility key as workers face a survival reality check
Shuhei Takebe graduated from a prestigious university in Japan. It qualified him to become a day laborer.
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JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Dec 6, 2015
Entrepreneur envisions world where elderly care is fulfilling work for young people
Amid the government's fight with the issue of Japan's aging society, and concerns over whether it can truly cope with the problems involved — including worker shortages in the nursing care sector — one young entrepreneur may have found the key.
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COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Dec 2, 2015
Life after work in Japan: tackling readers' pension questions
Among the questions that Japan Times readers send to the Lifelines column, a perennial topic is navigating the Japanese pension system. Here are some answers.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 2, 2015
Views from Tokyo: Would you like to retire in Japan?
How do people out and about in Tokyo feel about living out their twilight years on this archipelago?
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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 1, 2015
Honda to raise retirement age to 65 in recognition of demographic shift
Honda Motor Co. plans to shake up job terms next fiscal year and lift its retirement age by five years to 65, making the carmaker one of Japan Inc.'s biggest companies to take action in coping with the nation's aging demographics.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Nov 9, 2015
Physical fitness of elderly is improving
The physical fitness of elderly people in Japan is continuing to improve both for men and women, a survey shows.
EDITORIALS
Oct 22, 2015
Employment insurance revamp
The Abe administration is looking at reforming the employment insurance scheme to get more senior citizens into the workforce, but beefing up other components of the social welfare net would be more effective.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 19, 2015
An increasingly bitter battle of the ages brews in Japan
The elderly believe that having worked themselves to the bone their entire lives, they deserve to have fun. Society, though, is becoming less sympathetic to this view.
EDITORIALS
Oct 18, 2015
Leaving jobs for nursing care
The Abe administration needs to take concrete steps to stem the flow of people who quit their jobs because they must care for ailing relatives.
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 24, 2015
Abe aims arrows at new targets with three fresh goals for 'Abenomics,' 20% rise in GDP
The three new economic policy goals include: promotion of economic growth, child-rearing assistance and social security measures to increase nursing facilities for the elderly.

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