Strict rules at shelters deter victims of domestic violence in Japan
One major obstacle is a rule barring women from bringing smartphones into shelters, a measure meant to keep abusers from tracking them down.
One major obstacle is a rule barring women from bringing smartphones into shelters, a measure meant to keep abusers from tracking them down.
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Vulnerabilities were found in the widely used PHP programming language on Wednesday, making the developer race to release emergency p
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TSUYAMA, Okayama -- In the hills of Okayama Prefecture, young Buddhist priests have a big problem. Many temples have fewer people. This is a big probl
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TOKYO (AP) -- The best place to develop Japanese talent is in the English Premier League, the president of the Japan Football Association told contine
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NAGOYA -- A municipal elementary school here held its first meeting for parents on the night of Oct. 19 after abolishing annual class photos, revealin
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TOKYO -- Dwarf reed snakes, found in Southeast Asia and elsewhere, display an unusual escape behavior when they encounter a threat: They form their bo
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TOKYO -- Drugstores across Japan began selling an over-the-counter erectile dysfunction (ED) medication in late August, making treatment easier to obt
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NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Japan's Kazuki Takahashi became emotional after winning bronze in the men's individual BC3 boccia event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Pa
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NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Wheelchair racer Tomoki Sato led a Japanese podium sweep in the men's 100-meter T51/T52 final Wednesday at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Pa
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Spending by foreign visitors to Japan hit a record 7.06 trillion yen ($45 billion) in the nine months through September, the Japan To
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's weather agency on Wednesday issued a special flood warning, the highest level of its kind, for the Koyoshi River in the north
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YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- Garbage collectors in a Japanese city on Wednesday began riding electric kick scooters to move around collection sites on a trial
