DNA of Japanese man matches 12 babies in Thailand

DNA of Japanese man matches 12 babies in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - A senior official of Thai police speaks at a news conference in Bangkok on Aug. 20, 2014. He said that a DNA sample provided by a Japanese businessman suspected of siring 12 surrogate babies in Thailand matches with all 12 infants.

Safe water for children

Safe water for children

TOKYO, Japan - Toddlers hold drinking water in plastic bottles distributed by the authorities at a daycare center in Tokyo on March 24, 2011. The Tokyo metropolitan government the same day began distributing 240,000 plastic bottles of drinking water for infants under the age of 12 months in the wake of the discovery March 22 that water at a water purification plant for tap water in Tokyo contained radioactive iodine at levels higher than allowed for infants. Radioactive materials apparently had fallen from a nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture crippled by a massive earthquake and tsunami.

Safe water for children

Safe water for children

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on March 24, 2011, at a Tokyo daycare center shows drinking water in plastic bottles distributed by the local authorities. The Tokyo metropolitan government the same day began distributing 240,000 plastic bottles of drinking water for infants under the age of 12 months in the wake of the discovery March 22 that water at a water purification plant for tap water in Tokyo contained radioactive iodine at levels higher than allowed for infants. Radioactive materials apparently had fallen from a nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture crippled by a massive earthquake and tsunami.

Safe water for children

Safe water for children

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on March 24, 2011, at a Tokyo daycare center shows drinking water in plastic bottles distributed by the local authorities. The Tokyo metropolitan government the same day began distributing 240,000 plastic bottles of drinking water for infants under the age of 12 months in the wake of the discovery March 22 that water at a water purification plant for tap water in Tokyo contained radioactive iodine at levels higher than allowed for infants. Radioactive materials apparently had fallen from a nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture crippled by a massive earthquake and tsunami.

Kumamoto hospital begins work to install 'baby hatch,' 1st in Japan

Kumamoto hospital begins work to install 'baby hatch,' 1st in Japan

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Work begins at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto Prefecture on April 12 to install Japan's first ''baby hatch,'' by means of which parents can anonymously drop off infants they cannot care for. The work is slated for completion in late April, but the hatch is expected to be usable no earlier than mid-May because the hospital needs to be inspected by the municipal health center.

Kumamoto hospital begins work to install 'baby hatch,' 1st in Ja

Kumamoto hospital begins work to install 'baby hatch,' 1st in Ja

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Work begins at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto Prefecture on April 12 to install Japan's first ''baby hatch,'' by means of which parents can anonymously drop off infants they cannot care for. The work is slated for completion in late April, but the hatch is expected to be usable no earlier than mid-May because the hospital needs to be inspected by the municipal health center. (Kyodo)

Safe water for children

Safe water for children

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on March 24, 2011, at a Tokyo daycare center shows drinking water in plastic bottles distributed by the local authorities. The Tokyo metropolitan government the same day began distributing 240,000 plastic bottles of drinking water for infants under the age of 12 months in the wake of the discovery March 22 that water at a water purification plant for tap water in Tokyo contained radioactive iodine at levels higher than allowed for infants. Radioactive materials apparently had fallen from a nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture crippled by a massive earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

Safe water for children

Safe water for children

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on March 24, 2011, at a Tokyo daycare center shows drinking water in plastic bottles distributed by the local authorities. The Tokyo metropolitan government the same day began distributing 240,000 plastic bottles of drinking water for infants under the age of 12 months in the wake of the discovery March 22 that water at a water purification plant for tap water in Tokyo contained radioactive iodine at levels higher than allowed for infants. Radioactive materials apparently had fallen from a nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture crippled by a massive earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

Safe water for children

Safe water for children

TOKYO, Japan - Toddlers hold drinking water in plastic bottles distributed by the authorities at a daycare center in Tokyo on March 24, 2011. The Tokyo metropolitan government the same day began distributing 240,000 plastic bottles of drinking water for infants under the age of 12 months in the wake of the discovery March 22 that water at a water purification plant for tap water in Tokyo contained radioactive iodine at levels higher than allowed for infants. Radioactive materials apparently had fallen from a nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture crippled by a massive earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)