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SURVEYS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 11, 2017
Survey finds bullying against young Fukushima evacuees in schools
An education ministry survey found that nearly 200 children evacuated from Fukushima Prefecture following the 2011 nuclear disaster were bullied, with some being abused verbally with derogatory terms linked to the calamity.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2017
Aomori home to nation's top cherry blossom viewers, survey says
Residents in Aomori Prefecture seem to cherish sakura more than anywhere else in Japan, according to a survey on cherry blossom viewing by weather forecaster Weathernews Inc.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 29, 2017
Workplace bullying widespread at fire departments, survey shows
Twenty-eight percent of women working at fire departments nationwide experienced sexual harassment at work in the past year, a government survey has found.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2017
Tokyo returns to world's 10 priciest cities as Asia dominates list
Tokyo returned to the ranks of the world's 10 costliest cities in 2017 as Asia's representation expanded, reflecting the region's rising clout in the global economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2017
Nearly a quarter of Japanese have considered suicide, government survey says
Roughly one in four Japanese people have considered committing suicide, with women slightly more prone to such thoughts than men, the health ministry said Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 8, 2017
Most French voters see Le Pen's National Front as threat, poll shows
A growing majority of French voters see Marine Le Pen's far-right National Front as a threat to democracy, while a third approve of its ideas, a Kantar Sofres-Onepoint poll showed on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2017
Only 11 of 66 prefectures, major cities held makeup tests for high school entrance exams in 2016: survey
Eleven of the nation's 66 prefectures and major cities held makeup tests last spring for students who were unable to take their high school entrance exams due to illness, an education ministry survey showed Monday.
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2017
Suicides in Japan drop to 22-year low in 2016
The number of suicides in Japan decreased to 21,764 last year — the lowest level in 22 years, the National Police Agency said in a preliminary report released Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 23, 2016
Bad eyesight climbing among schoolchildren but obesity, cavities in decline
Eyesight worsened among elementary, junior high and high school students in fiscal 2016 but tooth decay and obesity continued to drop, the government's annual health survey says.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2016
Survey sees surge in 'secret savings' of married Japanese, with wives on top
The average amount of savings secretly accumulated by married women in 2016 was ¥1.47 million, rising by more than ¥200,000 from the year before, according to a survey by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2016
Survey indicates that 80 percent of Japan's single working people spend time off alone
Around 80 percent of surveyed single working people in Japan, both men and women, often spend their days off alone, an online survey by Citizen Watch Co. has found.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 15, 2016
Health ministry poll finds passive smoking risk still high at Japan's eateries and workplaces
The risk of exposure to passive smoking in restaurants and workplaces remains high in Japan despite the government's aim of catching up with international standards in preventing such health hazards toward the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, a survey showed Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2016
Mental woes begin in 30s, heart and brain ills in 50s, study says
Most people granted workers' compensation for mental ailments were in their 30s, a survey by a health ministry-affiliated group says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 23, 2016
Health ministry plans national survey to improve medical services for foreigners
The health ministry is set to conduct the first large-scale survey on the nation's medical infrastructure for foreign patients as part of efforts to improve services ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, ministry sources said.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2016
57% have positive expectations for new opposition leader Renho
A Kyodo News survey shows that some 56.9 percent of respondents have positive expectations for Renho, the new leader of the Democratic Party, while 38.4 percent do not.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2016
80% of Japanese fear military clash around Senkakus, poll finds
A Pew Research Center poll finds 80 percent of Japanese respondents are concerned the territorial row could erupt into conflict.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2016
Japan home to 541,000 young recluses, survey finds
An estimated 541,000 people between the ages of 15 and 39 avoid social contact and shut themselves in their homes.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 2, 2016
Day care crunch grew in April as 23,553 rejections offset growth in openings
Japan's shortage of day care facilities worsened in April as rejections swamped new openings that the government created for children.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 4, 2016
Child abuse in Japan reaches record high in fiscal 2015
Incidents of reported child abuse in Japan reached a record high in fiscal 2015, with the number of cases handled by welfare officials surpassing 100,000.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2016
Japanese see Americans as idle, distrust Trump: survey
A survey Wednesday shed further light on how Japanese regard their U.S. counterparts, including that they see Americans as idle and not the industrious worker bees admired by the rest of the world.
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.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
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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