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JAPAN
Mar 12, 2014
Child smartphone users disturbingly open to strangers
One in four surveyed mobile phone users in their early teens with Internet access were found to be interested in meeting strangers they get to know in cyberspace or they have already done so, according to an online survey released this week by the Web filtering software maker Digital Arts Inc.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2014
Parents up allowances to university students: poll
Monthly allowances sent by parents to university students living away from home increased last year for the first time in seven years, according to a survey on college life.
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2014
Job hunters: No OT pay a key trait of 'black companies'
Not paying overtime is the biggest "sin" a potential employer can commit to get labeled as an abusive "black company" to be avoided by college students entering the job market, according to a survey of young job hunters.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2013
Half of public opposes secrecy protection bill: poll
A government bill aimed at toughening penalties for leaking state secrets is opposed by 50.6 percent of the public, a survey says.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2013
Suicide prevention needs regional touch, experts find
The effectiveness of suicide prevention programs differs depending on region, age and gender, according to a study recently released by the health ministry and the National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2013
Japan adults tops in reading, math but slip in tech-related tasks: OECD
Japanese adults excel at reading and mathematics but are less competent when it comes to using technology for problem-solving and other tasks.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2013
Firms hiring more foreign students
Aiming to secure capable manpower and to grab more business overseas, Japanese companies are increasingly looking to hire foreign people who have studied in Japan, according to a recent survey.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2013
80% think another nuke disaster 'probable': poll
Many in Japan believe the risk of another nuclear crisis is high unless all the reactors are shut down, a recent survey suggests.
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2013
Women need to be up to speed on stocks for bourses to survive: survey
Japan Exchange Group Inc., the operator of the largest stock exchange outside the U.S. by value, needs to attract more female investors, according to a report released Wednesday based on a survey of 10,000 people.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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