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MENTAL ILLNESS

COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 2, 2019
Linking mental illness to violence tarnishes an entire community
Initial reports on the Kyoto Animation fire tagged the alleged arsonist as dealing with mental illness, but his criminal past should have been emphasized more.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 21, 2019
Study on ＆punch drunk syndrome＊ could help identify and treat Alzheimer＊s patients
Scientists studying damaged brains of boxers and other sports people have found key details about a head injury-linked disease called ※punch drunk syndrome§ that could help the development of new diagnostics and treatments for Alzheimer＊s.
EDITORIALS
Jun 2, 2018
More jobs for disabled people
Companies and government agencies have been getting better at hiring people with disabilities, but they can do better still.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2017
Global needs on mental health remain unmet
On a global scale, the magnitude of undiagnosed and unaddressed mental health problems remains high.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / CHUBU CONNECTION
Apr 3, 2017
Treatment for mentally ill elusive at Japan＊s medical prisons
When a 21-year-old woman was sentenced to life in prison on March 24 for killing an elderly woman, the Nagoya District Court acknowledged that the defendant＊s mental illness 〞 a developmental and bipolar disorder 〞 was part of the reason for the heinous crime and that she should be treated in a medical...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 8, 2014
Let＊s be ＆Frank＊ about mental illness and music
Imagine a band where the singer is so painfully shy and awkward that he must wear a giant papier-mache puppet head 〞 not only on stage, but pretty much all the time. That＊s the premise of ※Frank,§ starring Michael Fassbender under the mask; a story loosely based on the beyond-cult indie musician Frank...
51勛圖厙
Oct 11, 2013
Medical experts seek to dial back over-prescription for schizophrenia
Doctors in Japan have long prescribed a cocktail of several types of drugs to people with mental illnesses, often leading to various side effects.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 30, 2013
A maddening category in which America soars
The focus on economic indicators has prevented consideration of the geopolitical implications of the ever-increasing rates of severe mental disease in America.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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