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Play Space for Children Set Up at Kumamoto Quake Shelter
2+ week, 1+ day ago (242+ words) Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 9 (Jiji Press)--A space for children to play was set up at an evacuation shelter in Kumamoto Prefecture after a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern prefecture on July 28 forced nurseries and after-school care services to…...
Many Indonesians Named after Japanese Anime Characters
2+ week, 2+ day ago (142+ words) nippon.com Many Indonesians Named after Japanese Anime Characters Jakarta, Aug. 8 (Jiji Press)--A number of Indonesians have names inspired by Japanese manga and anime, with 16 people, for example, confirmed to be named "Doraemon," the name of an earless robotic…...
Japan Eyes Penalties for Social Media over Child Safety
3+ week, 4+ day ago (193+ words) Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)--An advisory panel at Japan's Children and Families Agency on Thursday highlighted the need to consider imposing penalties on social media operators if measures to ensure the safe use of their services by children are found…...
Japanese Population Dips below 120 Million
3+ week, 5+ day ago (179+ words) Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)--The number of Japanese people living in the country as of Jan. 1 fell below 120 million, logging the sharpest drop on record from a year before, the internal affairs ministry said Wednesday. The number of Japanese residents…...
Japan’s Seniors Increasingly Prefer Going Solo
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (480+ words) nippon.com Japan’s Seniors Increasingly Prefer Going Solo The Hakuhodo Institute of Life and Living has conducted a survey every ten years since 1986 targeting men and women aged 60–74. In 1986, average life expectancy stood at 80.93 for women and 75.23 for men. According…...
7 Years On, Memorial Held for KyoAni Arson Attack Victims
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (173+ words) nippon.com Kyoto, July 18 (Jiji Press)--A memorial ceremony was held on Saturday for the victims of a deadly arson attack at Kyoto Animation Co.'s No. 1 studio in the western Japan city of Kyoto seven years ago. On July…...
Kids on After-School Care Waiting Lists Down for 2 Yrs in Row
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (149+ words) Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--The number of children on waiting lists for “gakudo hoiku” after-school care facilities in Japan fell for the second straight year, preliminary data showed Tuesday. As of May 1, 14,713 children were on the lists, down by 1,617 from…...
Housework, Child Care Barriers to Women's Recurrent Education: Govt
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (232+ words) Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)--Housework, child care and nursing care burdens present bigger obstacles to women than to men for recurrent education, in which people return to education after starting work, the Japanese government said in its 2026 white paper on…...
Former Imperial Family Member Views Adoption Plan as Unrealistic
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (196+ words) Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)--An 81-year-old man from a former Imperial Family branch has questioned a plan to allow the Imperial Family to adopt male, paternal-line descendants of former branches amid the declining number of Imperial Family members. Born to…...
Sakie Yokota Seeks Daughter's Return 6 Yrs after Husband's Death
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (493+ words) Kawasaki, Kanagawa Pref., June 4 (Jiji Press)--Sakie Yokota, mother of a Japanese abductee to North Korea, has called for the early return of her daughter in an interview ahead of the sixth anniversary of her husband's death on Friday. "I…...