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...hard to be against motherhood, but Japan, a country with a falling birthrate, may have found a way. When television variety-show host Aki Mukai and her husband, former professional wrestler Nobuhiko Takada, announced the birth of their twin boys last Tuesday, they drew fresh attention to the country's restrictive law surrounding surrogate mothers. Due to a 41-year-old Supreme Court ruling, Mukai, 39, can't be registered as the twins' biological mother, because the couple used a surrogate to give birth; to be recognized, she must legally adopt the twins...
...Mukai, whose bout with cervical cancer three years ago left her unable to bear children, has been a prominent crusader against the stigma Japanese society attaches to infertile couples. Her and her husband's struggle to become parents was the subject of a TV documentary, and their story has been adapted as a TV drama, both of which were broadcast earlier this year. "I want women to know that if the stork doesn't come to them, they can go search for their stork," Mukai said last year...
...part of the experiment, Glenn and Dr. Chiaka Mukai, a payload specialist from Japan, spent four nights wired to sensors that monitored breathing, muscle tension, brain waves, oxygen levels and eye and body movement. After their return Saturday, they slept at Johnson Space Center in Houston, still wired to the sensors. They will continue to give blood and urine samples for the next few weeks. Czeisler was still in Houston yesterday according to his secretary, and could not be reached for comment...
...study is also looking at the use of melatonin, a hormone produced in the brain, to ease sleeping disorders. While Mukai participated in this part of the experiment, Glenn was disqualified for reasons NASA would not disclose. Although melatonin is currently used by millions of Americans looking to improve their sleep, its effectiveness is uncertain. Mukai was given a placebo on some nights and melatonin on others. Besides studying the effects on her sleep, Czeisler will test its effects on Mukai's cognitive performance and short-term memory...
...human rights should never be allowed to be outweighed by his accomplishments, no matter how great. Surely, the Volkswagen Foundation and the Kennedy School could find someone else worthy of the honor, someone who would not be so offensive to the Japanese-American and the Jewish people. Francis X. Mukai President, Asian Law Students Association
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