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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 17, 2015
No sex talk please, we're Japanese
The education ministry recently came under fire for supplementary materials it had distributed to high schools this summer. The materials were given out to help girls lead "healthier lives," but a chart about pregnancy included in the literature was found to be misleading.
WORLD / Society
Oct 15, 2015
Falling pregnant by touching boys? Africans confront sex taboos with education
When Sokhna Aminatou Sarr started menstruating, as a young girl in Senegal who had not yet reached her teenage years, her mother warned that she would become pregnant if she went near any boys.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 14, 2015
Sex toy-packing protesters to converge on University of Texas to slam concealed firearms OK
"Campus (Dildo) Carry" day is on track at the University of Texas and students who pack sex toys to protest a new law that expands the right to carry guns on campus will not be punished, university officials said on Tuesday.
WORLD
Oct 13, 2015
Playboy Magazine scraps nude photographs of women
Now readers of Playboy, the glossy men's magazine known for its nude foldouts, can honestly say they are buying the magazine for its articles.
EDITORIALS
Oct 10, 2015
Sex education or propaganda?
The government distributed inaccurate sex education material to high school teachers in a misguided attempt to raise the national birthrate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 30, 2015
Landmark ruling in favor of victimized porn actress paves way for others to quit, lawyers say
A recent landmark court ruling in favor of a porn actress desperate to quit the industry paves the way for others to cut ties with the world of commercial sex without fear of penalties, lawyers said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 24, 2015
Pope couches sexual abuses as 'difficult moments' in call to U.S. bishops to avoid further costly scandals
Pope Francis on Wednesday told U.S. Roman Catholic bishops that crimes of sexual abuse of minors by clergy should never be repeated, acknowledging the damage caused by years of scandal in the U.S. Catholic Church.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 24, 2015
Francis at White House lauds Obama, embraces GOP taboos: environment, poverty, immigration
Pope Francis on Wednesday urged the United States to help tackle climate change and touched on other divisive U.S. political issues such as immigration and economic inequality on his first visit to the world's richest nation.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 20, 2015
Jackie Collins, doyenne of the steamy Hollywood novel, dies at 77
Jackie Collins, the best-selling author of dozens of steamy novels who depicted the boardrooms and bedrooms of Hollywood's power crowd, died on Saturday of breast cancer at age 77, her family said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2015
Jury finds former New Hampshire prep school student not guilty in rape case
A former student of an elite New Hampshire prep school was found not guilty Friday of raping a 15-year-old girl days before graduation last year in a case that cast a harsh spotlight on the school's culture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2015
Taiwan to issue 'angel' and 'devil' metro cards featuring Japanese porn star
Taiwan will roll out "angel" and "devil" metro cards featuring a Japanese porn star next week, despite a public outcry and a previous decision to scrap the project.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 27, 2015
Ex-LDP lawmaker Takaya Muto involved in sex scandal: report
Takaya Muto, a Lower House member who quit the Liberal Democratic Party over an alleged money scandal last week, has engaged in sexual intercourse with a 19-year-old male prostitute repeatedly since last November, the latest issue of weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun reported.
EDITORIALS
Aug 20, 2015
Tougher penalties for sex crimes
The Justice Ministry is looking at increasing the minimum prison term for rape and making it possible to bring charges against sex crime suspects without a formal victim complaint.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 20, 2015
'Female Viagra' seen more a pacesetter than moneymaker
The first U.S. treatment for low sexual desire in women, dubbed "female Viagra," is more likely to help build a market for better future rival drugs than achieve the sales seen for Pfizer Inc's famous little blue pill for men, industry experts said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 19, 2015
Female sex pill gets FDA nod but with safety restrictions, alcohol-use warning
Washington/New York
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2015
India orders clampdown on Internet porn, sparks censorship debate
India has blocked hundreds of adult websites to prevent pornography becoming a social nuisance, a government official said Monday, sparking a debate about censorship and freedom in the world's largest democracy.
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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