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CHILDREN

Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 18, 2019
Aichi 5-year-old has waist-length hair shorn to help make wigs for sick kids
A 5-year-old girl from Aichi Prefecture decided to have her waist-length hair cut in January so it can be made into wigs for children who have suffered hair loss from cancer or other illnesses.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 14, 2019
Addiction specialist urges Japan to treat over-gaming as a mental disorder
How much gaming is too much gaming?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 14, 2019
Record 1,380 child abuse cases investigated by Japanese police in 2018, up 21% from year earlier
Of the total, 1,095 cases involved physical abuse, followed by 226 cases of sexual abuse, according to the report by the National Police Agency.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2019
Two 12-year-old girls jump to their deaths from building in Aichi, leaving notes hinting at bullying
Suicide notes purportedly written by the two sixth-graders addressed to their school's principal and a few friends were found after their deaths. They included accounts of verbal abuse, according to sources.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 12, 2019
China lawmakers urge easing of family planning curbs to 'liberate fertility' as birth rates plunge
Delegates to China's parliament are urging the overhaul or even scrapping of controversial family planning rules and say radical steps are needed to "liberate fertility" and reverse a decline in births and a rapidly shrinking workforce.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 12, 2019
U.N. says 2018 deadliest year yet for Syrian children, with 1,106 killed
Last year was the deadliest yet for children in Syria, with more than 1,100 killed by fighting, the United Nations said on Monday, ahead of the bloody conflict entering its ninth year.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 6, 2019
Mother and boyfriend held for leaving girl, 3, at Yokohama home with severe burns while they played pachinko
The Kanagawa Prefectural Police on Tuesday arrested a woman, 22, and a man, 21, who lives with her, on suspicion of leaving her three-year-old daughter severely burned at her home in Yokohama.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2019
This year's extended Golden Week holiday in Japan is a headache for many working parents
The Golden Week holiday period, extended to 10 days this year due to events surrounding the Imperial succession, has left working parents who are unable to take the entire time off in limbo, as most nurseries and kindergartens will be closed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2019
Moomins are settling in Saitama: Cuddly characters' first theme park in Japan to open March 16
An amusement park themed on the world of Finland's Moomin fairy-tale characters will open March 16 in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, its operator said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 3, 2019
In wake of tragic cases, Japan set to ban corporal punishment of children by parents
The planned law revisions are also aimed at strengthening the authority of child welfare centers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 2, 2019
Reaction to Niigata bullying video reflects changing attitudes in Japan
A video of a first-year high school student in Niigata being bullied appeared online in mid-February and quickly became a topic of discussion. The clip shows a group of male students pushing, kicking and eventually striking the victim with a stick, all while throwing insults the victim’s way, too....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2019
How Australian sex abuse victim's 'powerful' testimony sank pope aide Cardinal George Pell
"Guilty." There was a gasp in the Australian courtroom as the jury foreman read out the first verdict on child sex offenses against Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican's treasurer, then stunned silence as the same word was repeated for each of the four other charges he faced.
EDITORIALS
Feb 22, 2019
Would a corporal punishment ban stop child abuse?
To ensure the end of fatal child abuse, steps such as banning corporal punishment must be accompanied by efforts to beef up the numbers and skills of officials responsible for children's welfare.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2019
Japan to beef up law to enable handover of children to parents with custody when the other resists
Currently, the law has no clear stipulation on such handovers, leaving court officials to rely on a clause related to asset seizure to enforce child custody orders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 18, 2019
Sharp takes wraps off new RoBoHoN, with apps aimed at getting families and firms used to 'life with robots'
Sharp Corp. on Monday released three new models of its RoBoHoN humanoid robot with a wider range of use for families and corporate clients.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2019
City of Otsu to use AI to analyze past school bullying cases with an eye on future prevention
A city in Shiga Prefecture said Friday it plans to use artificial intelligence to predict the potential consequences of suspected cases of bullying at schools, in what would be the first such analysis by a municipality in the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2019
U.N. rights panel calls on Japan to address high levels of violence against children
A U.N. panel expressed concern Thursday about "the high level of violence, sexual abuse and exploitation of children" in Japan, in the wake of the death of a 10-year-old girl in Chiba Prefecture due to alleged mistreatment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 7, 2019
Police reported record-high 80,104 cases of suspected child abuse across Japan in 2018
An investigative source said the rise in the figures can be partly attributed to heightened awareness among citizens leading to an increase in people reporting.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2019
Girl's death again shines light on lack of coordination between authorities over child abuse in Japan
The death of a 10-year-old girl in Chiba Prefecture after alleged abuse by her father has added to cases that had already raised concern over the country's child protection system.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2019
Chinese trainee arrested over abandoning baby tells police she feared deportation from Japan
A 22-year-old Chinese citizen in Japan under the government-sponsored technical training program was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of abandoning her newborn son at a residential compound near Tokyo last month for fear of being sent back home.
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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