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CHILDREN

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 11, 2021
China teaches children its own version of the climate change story
China's state-led approach to climate change is less tolerant of public debate over how it's going to reach its emissions targets.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 8, 2021
Japanese nurseries' attempts to cut operations during pandemic spark confusion
Requests to keep children at home, made by municipalities in coronavirus hotspot areas, come amid the closure of a number of nurseries due to cluster infections among staff and children.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2021
China’s latest celebrity scandal hits a raw nerve
The ex-boyfriend of popular Chinese actress Zheng Shuang said on social media that she had abandoned him with two surrogate children in the U.S.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2021
Justice minister vows to undertake sweeping reforms to Japan's legal system
Public trust, child support and a better outlook for foreign nationals on the agenda for Yoko Kamikawa.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 29, 2021
‘Declaration of War’: Protesters in Poland vow to fight abortion ban
Women's rights advocates and allies in Poland vowed Thursday to continue to fight a near-total ban on abortion, calling it a breach of human rights and a sign that the country is regressing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 27, 2021
South Korea now seeks ways to live with low birth rate
After years of failed efforts to boost the birth rate, South Korea now says it will partly focus on learning to live with population decline, rather than simply trying to halt it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 17, 2021
Children’s screen time has soared in the pandemic, alarming parents and researchers
Nearly a year into the coronavirus pandemic, parents are watching their children slide down an increasingly slippery path into an all-consuming digital life.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 1, 2021
Adults seek solace in the wisdom of children online amid pandemic
Parents have spent more time with their children over the past 12 months than perhaps any time in the country's history.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 27, 2020
'DM if interested': Sperm donors in Japan operate in a gray zone
With the system discouraging the use of donated semen, those who desperately want children are often left to look at less conventional routes to conception.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 27, 2020
Japan's unmarried and LGBT citizens forced to use foreign sperm banks
While some laws relating to better fertility treatment have been enacted, the buying and selling of eggs and sperm is still to be debated.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2020
Lawmaker Noda's struggle with infertility fueled her push for change
Although treatment options and access to care have expanded, the stigma associated with infertility has for decades made women keep their struggles under wraps.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 26, 2020
In 2020, kids still say the drollest things
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Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2020
Japan eyes more flexible paternity leave after childbirth
Although Japan leads the world in paid-leave provisions for fathers, according to U.N. Children's Fund data, only 7.48% took child care leave in fiscal 2019.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2020
273 teachers in Japan punished in fiscal 2019 for sexual misconduct
Molestation accounted for the most cases of sexual misconduct at 84, followed by intercourse at 49 and nonconsensual photography and voyeurism at 33.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 23, 2020
In Japan, children of sperm donors want to know their ancestry
Donor-conceived offspring are increasingly taking issue with the anonymity conferred on donors by medical institutions, citing a global trend toward giving access to information.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 20, 2020
Taking the gender out of Japan's school uniforms
Surveys find more than 600 prefecture-run schools in at least 19 of Japan's 47 prefectures have relaxed restrictions regarding uniform dress codes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2020
China wields patriotic education to tame Hong Kong's rebellious youth
Targeting the city's teachers has become part of a broader plan by China's leaders to reform the city's youth after last year's sometimes-violent pro-democracy demonstrations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2020
Fathers' participation in parenting key to larger families
Couples are likelier to have more than one child when fathers are actively involved in child-rearing and housework, a government survey has found.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2020
Japan to help schools for foreign nationals with multilingual virus info
The plan is part of preparations for a possible cluster of infections as schools not licensed by Japanese authorities could be left out from various forms of official support.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 21, 2020
Kids see many ads but few educational videos on YouTube, study shows
A report found that adverts were present on 95% of videos analyzed, with a fifth of the ads being categorized as age inappropriate.
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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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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