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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.
Children from low-income families have fewer opportunities to take part in extracurricular activities such as traveling and visiting cultural events, a survey from Chance for Children found.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 28, 2026
30% of children in low-income families miss out on extracurriculars: survey
Among the low-income households that had reduced spending on extracurricular activities, 76.5% cited the rising prices for necessities as a factor.
Amane Morohashi, 21, says that she made many friends during her time at Saint Maur, the oldest international school in Japan, but now, when she returns to Japan on long holidays, she tries to meet new people.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Sep 27, 2026
How students in Japan strive to escape the international school bubble
With a life spent outside the public school system, some students at international schools struggle to integrate into broader Japanese society.
Participants at an event in Kitakyushu play the Rhythm for Life-Saving game, which teaches children about CPR and emergency response essentials.
COMMENTARY / World / OUR PLANET
Sep 27, 2026
Real sustainability means getting serious about youth leadership
For decades, youth have been told they are the future. But when it comes to sustainability practices, are we truly listening to what they have to say?
A transgender man (right) with his wife in Tokyo on Sept. 18, as he seeks legal recognition as the father of a child conceived using an egg retrieved from him.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2026
Transgender man seeks recognition as father of biological child
The man, assigned female at birth, was legally recognized as male after the birth of the child, who was conceived using one of his eggs.
Eri Mametsuka, 33, attempted to take her own life when she was 16. She now speaks about suicide prevention and the pressures young people face.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 23, 2026
91AV原创 September surge in student suicides: What are the key drivers?
The increase in the number of young people deciding to take their own lives is particularly alarming given how adult suicide rates are in decline.
Palestinian students attend their first day of the new school year inside a tent classroom at a school in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday.
WORLD
Sep 21, 2026
Gaza students return to in-person schooling for first time in three years
The United Nations Children’s Fund says 98% of schools in Gaza were either destroyed or damaged during the war.
Tomoko Ishikawa holds an old photograph showing children performing a welcome dance for a “blue-eyed doll” at Osu Elementary School in Nagoya.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Chubu
Sep 21, 2026
A century on, search continues for Nagoya’s missing ‘blue-eyed dolls’
No American dolls gifted in 1927 have been found in Nagoya, despite the belief the city had received 101 of them as part of an exchange with the U.S.
The EU's rules for social media platforms would include a ban on addictive features and push notifications while children sleep.
WORLD / EXPLAINER
Sep 18, 2026
Kids and social media: What would change under new EU law
The EU has been pushed to act after evidence has shown children’s physical and mental wellbeing are damaged by social media.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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