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BABY

The baby hatch at Jikei Hospital in the city of Kumamoto
JAPAN / Society
Sep 28, 2023
Tokyo hospital hopes to launch baby hatch next year
San-ikukai Hospital is preparing to set up a baby hatch next spring or later, along with a system to allow women to give births confidentially.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2022
Japan publishes guidelines on ‘confidential births’ amid growing attention
The guidelines were compiled after Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto started accepting women who wish to give birth anonymously.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 28, 2022
'A new chapter of my life began': A child of Japan's 'baby hatch' speaks out
Koichi Miyatsu was only a toddler when he was placed in the hatch at a hospital in Kumamoto, where children can be left anonymously by desperate family members.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 28, 2022
Japan's 'baby hatch' hospital offers mothers a 'last resort'
In all, 161 babies and toddlers have been left at the facility — with some coming from the Tokyo region, some 1,000 kilometers away, and beyond.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2022
U.S. should follow the EU model for baby formula
American parents shouldn't have to turn to Europe for the highest-quality products — nor rely on foreign supplies when their own market is disrupted.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Dec 21, 2021
Jikei Hospital grapples with how to protect women seeking confidential births
A hospital in Kumamoto wants babies to be born safely while protecting their mother's privacy — but legal and administrative obstacles put it at risk.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2021
Millennials getting raises have retiring baby boomers to thank
Retiring baby boomers and massive government aid in response to the COVID-19 pandemic may help explain the rising incomes and workers quitting in huge numbers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2020
J&J CEO says he didn't read internal documents on possible asbestos in Baby Powder
Johnson & Johnson Chief Executive Alex Gorsky told a jury Monday that he did not read all the internal company documents related to potential asbestos contamination in Johnson's Baby Powder.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 30, 2019
John Legend updates classic 'Baby It's Cold Outside' to remove lines seen encouraging date rape
American singer-songwriter John Legend has revamped the 75-year-old classic "Baby It's Cold Outside" for the #MeToo era, after it was banned last year as critics said it encouraged date rape.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 19, 2019
Gut feeling: Baby stool study finds bacteria different after C-section births, offering immune system clues
A huge study of babies' stool samples has found key differences between infants born vaginally and via Cesarean section, offering clues about the development of the human immune system, researchers said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 16, 2019
Wales players using baby oil to prepare for slick conditions at Rugby World Cup
Dealing with the extreme humidity during the World Cup in Japan will not be child's play for any team, so Wales is looking to avoid slip-ups by splashing baby oil on rugby balls during training.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2019
Japan's baby food market growing steadily despite low birthrate
Japan' baby food market is on a steady expansion track despite a falling number of children thanks to growing demand from working parents seeking convenient, precooked baby food.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2019
Ready-to-drink baby formula enjoying strong sales across Japan
Liquid baby formula has been enjoying strong sales in Japan since it hit the shelves in March, according to the companies selling it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 28, 2019
Seven infants left in Kumamoto baby hatch in fiscal 2018
Seven infants were left in a baby hatch in the city of Kumamoto in fiscal 2018, the municipal government said Monday.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 4, 2018
U.S. radio station freezes out holiday song 'Baby It's Cold Outside' over lyrics deemed inappropriate to women
A U.S. radio station is giving the cold shoulder to the classic "Baby It's Cold Outside," removing the song from its lineup of holiday music because its lyrics are inappropriate toward women, staff members say.

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