myopia. Fatty liver. Lumbago. High blood pressure due to obesity. Skeletal problems.
Yes, as the petals are plucked from our flower of youth, they are among the many complaints of advancing middle age. The problem, says Spa (Sept. 20-27), is that they are occurring with increasing frequency among young children.
Today’s kids seem to have been hit with a double whammy. The first is the continuing march of digitization; the second, a two and a half year forced stay due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As a result, the physical development of children is delayed.
“In the past three months, more than half of the injuries sustained by children at our school are broken bones,” a primary school teacher in the city of Tokyo told the magazine.
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Does Japan have a plastic problem?
Life Where I’m From – September 25th
It’s not unusual to go to the produce section of a grocery store and see most items wrapped in plastic.
Young women in Japan want fewer than 2 children for the first time since 1940
Kyodo – September 24
Most young women in Japan hoping to marry want just one child or none at all, the first time in post-war history that the average number of desired births has fallen below two, according to a survey, adding to concerns about a rapidly growing graying population.
Teacher admits to adding bleach to school lunches
Japan News – September 18
TOKYO, September 18 (News On Japan) – A 24-year-old elementary school teacher in Fujimi City, Saitama Prefecture, has been arrested for adding bleach to curry for school lunches.
UN panel urges Japan to end segregated education of children with disabilities
Kyodo – September 10
A United Nations disability rights group called on Japan on Friday to end special education that separates children with disabilities from those without, as part of its recommendations to the country on its disability policies.
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