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Government guidelines on children's use of internet and social media will call for appropriate measures for each of six age groups.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2026
Japan to call for limiting children’s exposure to social media
A government draft says schools should help children develop their judgment so that they can use social media appropriately.
Minoru Kiuchi (center), minister for economic and fiscal policy, speaks at an expert panel on reversing Japan's declining birthrate trend, in Tokyo, on Friday.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 6, 2026
‘Quiet crisis’: Government expert panel convenes to tackle population decline
The panel discussed how to reverse the declining birthrate trend, how to build sustainable local communities and how to cope with labor shortages.
The new regulatory reform minister Hiroshi Nakatsuka speaks during an interview on Monday at the Children and Families Agency in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 6, 2026
New regulatory reform minister aims to make self-driving tech widely available
Hiroshi Nakatsuka said he hopes to remove restrictions and collect data to allow for a swifter rolling out of self-driving technology in Japan.
A National Police Agency expert panel will discuss whether children age 6 or older, who are not currently subject to mandatory child safety seat requirements, should also be required to use such seats.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2026
Japan to discuss expanding requirements for child safety seats
Members of an expert panel are expected to discuss issues such as the height threshold for child safety seat use and age-based guidelines.
The number of births increased in 24 prefectures — many of them in urban areas including Tokyo, Aichi and Fukuoka prefectures — while 23 prefectures saw decreases.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 5, 2026
Births in Japan edge up 0.4% in January-June, thanks to Tokyo
This is the first increase in the first half in 11 years, with the capital’s 4.7% jump in births being the highest among all prefectures.
Artificial intelligence is making parenting more efficient while also increasing the anxiety of mothers.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 30, 2026
AI is changing motherhood for the worse
The future is always unknown. Nearly half of moms expect AI will reduce their financial security and their children’s.
A survey has found that even children who enjoy books may be spending less time reading because they prefer videos and games.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 28, 2026
Children in Japan like reading, but most read less than an hour a week: survey
The survey’s findings suggest that even children who enjoy books may be spending less time reading because they prefer videos and games.
Japan's existing regulations allow children to ride in bicycle child seats only if they have not yet entered elementary school.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 28, 2026
Japan considers easing rules on use of bicycle child seats
Current regulations limit the use of such seats to children who have not yet entered elementary school.
A pranking trend called "Shorinji racing" has been spreading in Japan through social media in recent months.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2026
Minors detained over ‘Shorinji racing’ pranks in Osaka and Hyogo
About 250 incidents tied to the social media-driven trend of pranking were reported in Osaka Prefecture in September and October, police said.
Some municipalities allow students who refuse to attend school to undergo health checkups separately from other students or at local medical institutions, according to the internal affairs ministry.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2026
Japan eyes health checkup support for truant students
Some municipalities allow truant students to undergo health checkups on days and times when they would not meet other students at school.
Births involving medical interventions, including C-sections and vacuum-assisted deliveries, have often been referred to as “abnormal deliveries.”
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2026
Japan to drop term ‘abnormal delivery’ to ease emotional burden on parents
The move follows concerns that the wording could cause psychological distress to expectant parents.
Nadia Akter Manna and Humayun Rashid look at a dress belonging to their 9-month-old daughter, Labiba Akter, who died during a recent deadly measles outbreak, in Sunamganj, Bangladesh.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Oct 20, 2026
Bangladesh battle against measles a ‘real warning’ to other nations
So far, 1,147 people have died of the highly contagious disease, with 94% of reported deaths among children under five years old, the WHO said.
A survey by Meiji Yasuda Life conducted this month found that only 28.2% of parents in Japan want a second child amid the current cost of living pressures.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 20, 2026
Fewer than 1 in 3 families want a second child amid rising costs, study finds
Research by Meiji Yasuda Life found that there was an almost 57% drop in the number of parents wanting a second child compared to 2020.
A rescuer carries a child during a search operation after a roof collapsed at a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 16, 2026
34 children and a teacher killed in Pakistan school roof collapse
Rescue workers spent hours pulling children from the rubble of the privately run Al-Khair Education Center.
Children from the Hokagorubi after-school program rehearse for a performance in Chuo Ward, Kobe.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2026
Program helps children with developmental issues through theater
Nabi Ito said that theater can make communication easier for children who struggle with conversation because scripts provide a framework.
A man uses a mobile phone during a jeepney ride in Cavite, Philippines, on Monday, the same day the lower house of the country's Congress approved a measure banning access to social media platforms for children under 13.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2026
Philippines lower house approves bill restricting minors’ social media access
The Philippines is the latest country to try to curb social media use by children, as concern grows over its effects on their health and safety.
Marisol Verdugo, 23 years old and 8 months pregnant, is helped by volunteers as she suffers a heat stroke at a distribution point where hundreds gather every week to receive food staples, baby products and fans donated by Fundacion Madrina NGO to cope with high summer temperatures, in Madrid in August 2023.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Oct 5, 2026
Intense heat puts births in jeopardy, U.N. says during Fiji talks
The South Pacific is among the most vulnerable regions in the world to global warming.
The Japanese government is reconsidering how it describes the deaths of children killed by parents who then take their own lives.
LIFE / Language
Oct 5, 2026
Japan changes the language around parent-child deaths
A long-standing term tied to lovers and family suicides is being reconsidered to better reflect children’s lack of choice.
Shoko Kawata, the mayor of Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, gave birth to a baby girl last month. She is expected to remain on maternity leave until Nov. 8.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 1, 2026
Japan mayor who took maternity leave named to Time’s list of most influential
Shoko Kawata, the mayor of Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, was named to the magazine’s list of Most Influential Rising Stars.
In the end, the studying of languages is not simply just about grammar and words. The goal is to improve the kind of life the children will live once they become adults.?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 29, 2026
The question parents should ask before raising multilingual kids
Adult language learners usually define their own goals. For children, however, their linguistic paths are largely shaped by caregivers.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
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‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
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The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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