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CHILDREN

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2021
Climate extremes seen harming unborn babies in Brazil's Amazon
A new study that links extreme rains with lower birth weights in Brazil's Amazon region underscores the long-term health impacts of weather extremes connected to climate change, researchers said on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 26, 2021
Boisterous children and noisy neighbors put on the map in Japan
A new website is pledging to help house hunters avoid neighborhoods inhabited by 'stupid parents who let their children play on roads and parking lots.”
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
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
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
2020 was a year to forget, if only we can u2026
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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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