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CHILDREN

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 7, 2017
Police to conduct survey of teens coerced into sending nude selfies
The National Police Agency will conduct a survey of teenagers who have been coerced into sending nude pictures of themselves to strangers online, sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 6, 2017
Japan's airports plan to open more day care centers on-site to promote employee retention
Airport operators in Japan are looking to open day care centers at their facilities in an effort to keep airline and airport staff from leaving their jobs after having children.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2017
Government plans to move children of day care workers to front of waiting line to alleviate staff shortages
The health ministry plans to introduce a new measure in fiscal 2018 that will prioritize children of day care workers for getting slots in nurseries, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 25, 2017
Number of middle-aged, first-time fathers on the rise in Japan
More men in Japan are waiting until middle age to start fatherhood but find that their greater experience can help offset some of the worries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 25, 2017
After planned sales tax rise in 2019, government eyes using ¥2 trillion a year to support child-rearing
The government eyes using nearly u00a52 trillion per year from the planned 2019 consumption tax hike to support child-rearing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 21, 2017
Reported child abuse in Japan exceeds 30,000 cases in the first half
Cases of reported child abuse rise to a record high in the first six months of 2017 amid heightened public awareness.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 21, 2017
Abe calls for shift of social security benefits to working generation
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed willingness to shift social security benefits — currently aimed primarily at retirees — to the working generation in a move toward a system for "all generations."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 17, 2017
Kindergartens to accept 2-year-olds from April to address day care shortage
The government plans to let kindergartens accept 2-year-olds from fiscal 2018 starting April 1 to address the severe shortage of day care centers, government officials said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Sep 13, 2017
What will it take to convince Japanese to 'choose family'?
Without a societal model that makes family life appear important and attractive, perhaps it's no wonder that many Japanese people have stopped choosing it.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2017
Private storage banks found to have kept cord blood from newborns after contracts ended
A health ministry survey finds cord blood stored in special blood banks after contracts had ended, raising fear such blood could be used for scientifically unproven treatments.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2017
Day care facilities test robots as high-tech solution to alleviate staffing shortages
In a bid to help fix the nation's child care crunch, a Tokyo-based start-up is testing a new service combining robots and sensors to monitor kids at nurseries.
EDITORIALS
Sep 2, 2017
Changing the Juvenile Law
The government should think very carefully before lowering the age that minors receive protection from prosecution for minor crimes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 1, 2017
Day care waiting lists grow for third year straight as more women get jobs
Despite an increase in openings, the rise of working women casts doubt on the government's vow to eliminate day care waiting lists for children.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2017
'Kids' diners' booming but seen as band-aid for Japan's poverty problem
Growing concern about children eating alone has spurred a drive in Japan to offer free or low-cost meals for them at makeshift cafeterias, as the world's third-largest economy deals with its relatively high child poverty rate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 28, 2017
Is Japan's annual student achievement test worth the cost?
Japan's elementary and junior high school students have strong basic academic skills but struggle to solve complex questions, according to this year's nationwide achievement test results, which were released Monday by the education ministry.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2017
China's rural early-childhood development centers may help reduce numbers of school dropouts
Every day after lunch, Qu Yexiu used to potter around her house in northwest China doing housework and looking after her 2-year-old grandson.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 26, 2017
More than a thousand join funeral procession for Philippine teen slain by drug cops
More than a thousand mourners attended a funeral procession in a northern Manila suburb on Saturday for a high school student whose killing a week earlier by anti-drug officers has caused rare public outrage about the country's war on drugs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2017
Girl dies after found floating facedown in pool at Saitama nursery school
A 4-year-old girl died Friday a day after she was found unconscious in a nursery school pool in the city of Saitama, the police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2017
Unmarried single parents to become eligible for state support
The welfare ministry plans to revise the law on child-rearing support to reduce fees for child care facilities for unmarried single parents as well as letting them take tax deductions.
WORLD
Aug 18, 2017
Saudi coalition blamed for half of child casualties in Yemen's conflict
A Saudi Arabia-led military coalition was responsible for an "unacceptably high" 51 percent of child deaths and injuries in Yemen last year, according to a draft United Nations report seen by Reuters on Thursday.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
Japan's 2024 Olympic team moves down the Seine River in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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