More people are remaining single and childless than ever in Japan. Could that feed into existing anti-child sentiments in the nation and trap it in a vicious cycle?
Two grieving parents finally got justice after their daughter died in a childcare facility in Japan. But why did it take so long?
Soup Stock Tokyo’s new offering of free baby food has sparked a backlash, adding more fuel to the debate over child-rearing in Japan.
Japan’s government is calling on the country’s daycares to end a stinky practice of forcing parents to haul their kids’ dirty diapers home.
Both Japan’s PM and Tokyo’s governor want to pay people to have more kids. But is this just another doomed short-term strategy?
Japan’s government signals it’ll scrap a Meiji era law that has put women at risk and left hundreds of kids unregistered.
An unofficial “black regulation” at some Japanese schools is decried as “creepy” and “disgusting” by parents and students alike.
A new study from Japan adds more evidence that the pandemic is having a lopsided impact on women and children.
Japan is considering following South Korea and raising the national age of sexual consent – but the effort isn’t without hurdles.
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