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OISO, Kanagawa Prefecture Police here on Nov. 3 arrested an 81-year-old man on suspicion of murdering his wife, 79, by pushing her into the sea while she was in her wheelchair.
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A staff member of the nonprofit group Mikkumie takes a consultation call in November 2020 in Mie Prefecture. | COURTESY OF MIKKUMIE / VIA KYODO
KYODO Dec 29, 2020
An apparent surge in unintended pregnancies since April as the COVID-19 pandemic forces people to spend more time at home has prompted the health ministry to launch a nationwide study in order to come up with more effective policies to support women.