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CHILDREN

Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 7, 2018
U.S. judge slams Trump administration practice of separating children from parents seeking asylum
The Trump administration has failed to kill a legal challenge to its practice of separating undocumented parents and children entering the U.S. to flee persecution at home, with a judge handing an early victory to civil rights activists who say the policy is unconstitutional and cruel.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Jun 3, 2018
Left-behind dad's last resort: Impeach Japan's Supreme Court judges
Dogged father in Hague Convention case shines a light on a check-and-balance on the judiciary that barely functions.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 3, 2018
I want a divorce in Japan, but what about child custody and my mortgage?
A reader writes in with a query about the all-too-familiar subject of divorce, along with a related question about his mortgage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2018
Totaling up the terrible cost of child marriage
New data is shedding light on the practice's horrible economic impact.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 27, 2018
In Northern Ireland, abortion rights groups clamor for change
Abortion rights activists in Northern Ireland called on the British government to end what one group described as the province's "Victorian-era abortion ban" after neighboring Ireland voted by a landslide to liberalize its laws.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 26, 2018
Ireland set to end abortion ban in landslide vote, exit polls show
The people of Ireland are set to liberalize some of the world's most restrictive abortion laws by a landslide, two exit polls from a referendum showed on Friday, as voters demanded change in what two decades ago was one of Europe's most socially conservative countries.
JAPAN / Society
May 18, 2018
U.S. cites Japan for noncompliance with Hague treaty on cross-border parental child abductions
The move may help put greater pressure on Japan to comply with the treaty, observers say.
EDITORIALS
May 9, 2018
Address issues raised by lower age of adulthood
Sufficient steps should be taken to avoid any social confusion resulting from an amendment to lower the legal age of adulthood from 20 to 18.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2018
First lady to announce initiatives on children's well-being
The White House says Melania Trump will announce her initiatives as first lady on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2018
As kids spend more time indoors, their vision suffers
One factor associated with higher rates of myopia turns out to be education. The rise is especially stark in Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 24, 2018
It's a boy: 'Very excited' Prince William takes Kate home after birth of prince
Kate, wife of Prince William, smiled and waved as she left hospital Monday after giving birth to a boy who is now fifth in line to the British throne.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2018
Social media firms that ignore children's well-being may face regulation: U.K. health minister
Britain's health minister, Jeremy Hunt, threatened to impose new regulations on social media firms unless they do more to protect young people using their services.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Apr 9, 2018
Obesity among Asia-Pacific children is a growing health crisis, researchers say
Obesity rates among children in Asia-Pacific are rising at a rapid rate, and more action is needed to encourage healthier lifestyles and ease pressure on fledgling health care systems, researchers said.
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.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.
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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