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CHILDREN

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 11, 2015
South Koreans make child care into family business
Ock Mi-eun, 57, has been taking care of her grandson since he was born two years ago so that her daughter could return to work. She receives 1 million won ($830) a month for her services.
EDITORIALS
Sep 6, 2015
Unwise revision to Juvenile Law
An LDP proposal to lower the maximum age that minors would be subject to the Juvenile Law would deny many young offenders a chance to be rehabilitated.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 1, 2015
Child thyroid cancer unlikely to rise in Fukushima but extent of radiation exposure unclear: IAEA
An increase in thyroid cancer among children is unlikely after the disaster at the Fukushima No 1 nuclear plant four years ago, but it remains unclear exactly how much radiation children in the vicinity were exposed to, International Atomic Energy Agency said in a new report.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 29, 2015
Only a teenager, yet an expert on war
'The last war was the worst."
EDITORIALS
Aug 29, 2015
A need to reduce school pressures
The link between the end of school breaks and a rise in child suicides highlights the need to reduce school pressures on students.
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2015
Japan to introduce video visitation system for parents in cross-border custody disputes
The Foreign Ministry will in September introduce a virtual visitation system to enable parents to meet children who have been abducted by their estranged partners under the Hague convention on cross-border custody disputes.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 26, 2015
A lady's lot at Little League in Japan: lunches, liquids and lavatories
At one top kids' baseball program in Tokyo, gender roles are strictly prescribed and moms exist to serve.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 24, 2015
Steps to reduce the number of teen suicides
How teens handle parental and peer pressure can make the difference between life and death.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 24, 2015
Aichi meets challenge of surge in non-Japanese students
Schools in Japan are struggling to meet the needs of children with non-Japanese parents who come from a diverse range of countries.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 18, 2015
Nursery schools in Japan face tough choices
Japan has to be careful that the growth in the number of nursery schools does not come at the cost of professional staffing.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2015
In 'historic' shift, night school admission standards are eased in Japan
In a landmark development, the government has dictated a drastic easing of admission requirements for night junior high school, paving the way for victims of childhood abuse and bullying to take the classes again, only this time actually benefitting from them.
WORLD / Society
Jul 28, 2015
Ireland to hand adoptees birth records for first time
Ireland will allow tens of thousands of adopted people access to their birth certificates for the first time under proposed legislation that some advocacy groups say could still deprive many of their identities.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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