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The article discusses the social, physiological, and psychological research on the effects of older men fathering children, with information on men's fertility as they age. Topics include examples of older celebrity men with young children; the higher risk that a child with an older father may develop autism or schizophrenia due to genetic mutations in sperm; and studies linking the age of fathers to genetic disorders and other birth defects. The sociological aspects of paternal and maternal age are examined, along with the rising average age of fatherhood.

The article focuses on Japanese female soccer player Homare Sawa. The author notes that Sawa, who scored the winning goal in the 2011 Women's World Cup for team Nadeshiko to defeat the U.S. team, is one of Japan's most famous athletes. Topics include the growth of women's soccer in Japan, how the victory has changed the way women's soccer in Japan is viewed, and the impact of the World Cup game on Sawa's personal and professional life.

The article examines the potential for youth in Japan to save the country following the destruction caused by the 2011 Sendai Earthquake and subsequent tsunami. The economy of Japan has allegedly been in a state of recession since the 1980s, and the author attests that this has made many Japanese youth underemployed and withdrawn from society. However, following the earthquake, many of them are volunteering their time, money, and social-networking knowledge to coordinate aid efforts and reunite family members. Politics and bureaucracy in the nation are also discussed.

The article examines the impact of the Sendai earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011 on social conditions in Japan. The country's extremely high level of disaster preparedness, particularly its earthquake and tsunami warning systems, is discussed. The social cohesion displayed by victims of the disaster is considered. The inability of the government's emergency management operations to provide disaster relief in keeping with the scope of the disaster is examined, particularly crisis communications failures. Volunteer efforts in disaster relief are considered.

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The article discusses that the computing field is emerging at the intersection of research and high-performance machines that make sense of big data. Topics discussed include Alex Feltus, a computational biologist, who looks for genetic secrets to improving agricultural production and fighting disease; views of Vernon Burton, who doubles as a professor of history and director of the Clemson Cyberinstitute.

The article highlights the unique relationship between Irving Penn and fashion designer Issey Miyake in coming up with over 250 images as shown in "Irving Penn and Issey Miyake: Visual Dialogue" exhibit at Tokyo, Japan's Design Sight Museum. Penn and Miyake are said to be drawn more to art than commercial fashion blending East and West, primitivism and modernism, geometry and drama. The exhibit photographs are displayed with high-definition images revealing Miyake's textiles and pleating.