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CHILDREN

Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2017
Japan's day care shortage intensifies as populations cluster near city centers
For a young mother expecting her second child, concern over whether she can find a day care facility is causing extra stress.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 13, 2017
Indian state suspends hospital chief following deaths of 60 children
The head of an Indian hospital where dozens of children died in recent days has been suspended, as officials traded blame over cash shortfalls that led to supplies of medical oxygen being cut.
Japan Times
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.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 11, 2017
Malaysian man accused of 600 sex assaults against daughter
A Malaysian man was charged on Thursday with more than 600 counts of raping and sodomizing his teenaged daughter, prompting calls for greater protection for women and girls.
EDITORIALS
Aug 4, 2017
Measures to reduce the youth suicide rate
Suicide remains the top cause of death among Japanese youths. That must change.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 27, 2017
Families clash with outside panels probing extreme cases of bullying
The parents of Naoko Nakashima, who killed herself at age 15, were furious at the type of questions asked by members of a third-party panel tasked with looking into their daughter's death.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2017
New smartphone will let parents block kids' nighttime use
A new smartphone that can be set to work during daytime hours only so as to restrict screen time by children will go on sale this August, the mobile phone service provider that is marketing the device said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 25, 2017
Trump gives Boy Scouts at jamboree a taste of Washington politics
After another challenging day in Washington, President Donald Trump flew to West Virginia to a field full of 40,000 chanting and cheering Boy Scouts, telling them he was happy to leave Washington behind.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 20, 2017
Books give elementary school pupils wider exposure to LGBT issues
Books aimed at teaching elementary school students about issues concerning the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community have been published recently to deepen understanding about sexual minorities in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2017
Mothers voice support for vice minister using official car to transport son to nursery
A vice minister has given up using a chauffeured official car to take her child to day care after drawing political flak, but some working mothers have expressed sympathy for the 39-year-old lawmaker.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 18, 2017
Nagoya assembly creates day care room for nursing mom among ranks
The Nagoya Municipal Assembly has created a private day care room for one of its members with a 1-year-old son, the first such facility among governments in the Tokai region and a rarity in other parts of Japan as well.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2017
New kid on the block gets the least help in Japan's schools
Ever since 16-year-old Rabina Dangol moved from Nepal to Japan in 2014 to live with her parents, a nonprofit organization in Fussa, western Tokyo, has been a boon in helping her learn enough Japanese to survive the school system.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 12, 2017
Former owner of Iwate nursery school held over 1-year-old's sodium-poisoning death
The 33-year-old former owner of a nursery school in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of inflicting injury resulting in death after she gave a drink containing salt to a 1-year-old girl, causing her to die from sodium poisoning.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2017
Stickers help people support parents with babies crying in public
All parents go through the turmoil of their baby crying in a restaurant, on a train or in any public place.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 9, 2017
Pediatric cancer center seeks donations to build more clean rooms
The National Center for Child Health and Development in Tokyo is using crowdfunding to create two additional clean rooms needed to treat pediatric cancer.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 3, 2017
Government mulls 'Kids Week' holiday to prompt overworked Japan to take paid leave
The government is considering plans to create a holiday called "Kids Week," in an ongoing effort to change the country's workaholic culture and allow more time for families.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 27, 2017
Despite improvements, 1 in 7 Japanese children live in poor households, survey shows
Improved job market helps lift some out of poverty but figures still high among industrialized nations, welfare ministry survey shows.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 24, 2017
Japan's shelters provide little comfort to abused children
Japan's shelters for neglected children are known for their suffocating discipline, but no one has come up with a good way to reform them in the past 70 years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2017
Overruling diplomats, U.S. to drop Iraq and Myanmar from list of nations using child soldiers
In a highly unusual intervention, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to remove Iraq and Myanmar from a U.S. list of the world's worst offenders in the use of child soldiers, disregarding the recommendations of State Department experts and senior U.S. diplomats, U.S. officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2017
As Japanese poverty grows, support groups spring up to help single moms deal with harsh economy
With Japan increasingly aware of the child poverty problem in its midst, a growing number of businesses and nonprofit organizations are taking steps to help single mothers raising children alone.
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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