Latest items for Japan
March 4, 2025, 6:02 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: GP-DATA-1
“New polls indicating that Sanae Takaichi, the economic security minister, is among the three candidates expected to be in the running in a 27 September vote for leader of the governing Liberal Democratic party (LDP), has raised the prospect that Japan could soon have its first female prime minister” (para 11).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
“New polls indicating that Sanae Takaichi, the economic security minister, is among the three candidates expected to be in the running in a 27 September vote for leader of the governing Liberal Democratic party (LDP), has raised the prospect that Japan could soon have its first female prime minister” (para 11).
March 4, 2025, 6:02 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Women lead just 0.8% of the 1,643 firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier prime market, according to a survey by the Kyodo news agency, which based its findings on fiscal 2023 financial statements” (para 2). "The low numbers underline the uphill struggle Japan’s government faces in reaching its target of having women in at least 30% of executive roles by the end of the decade” (para 3). “The proportion of senior women in business remains low even under the government’s wider definition of ‘executive’, which includes corporate officers, as well as directors, auditors and executive officers” (para 5). “A decade after the then prime minister, Shinzo Abe, told...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Women lead just 0.8% of the 1,643 firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier prime market, according to a survey by the Kyodo news agency, which based its findings on fiscal 2023 financial statements” (para 2). "The low numbers underline the uphill struggle Japan’s government faces in reaching its target of having women in at least 30% of executive roles by the end of the decade” (para 3). “The proportion of senior women in business remains low even under the government’s wider definition of ‘executive’, which includes corporate officers, as well as directors, auditors and executive officers” (para 5). “A decade after the then prime minister, Shinzo Abe, told...more
March 4, 2025, 6:02 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
“Japan’s long campaign to appoint more women to senior roles in business and industry has suffered a blow after a survey found that just 13 chief executive officers at the country’s top companies are female. Women lead just 0.8% of the 1,643 firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier prime market, according to a survey by the Kyodo news agency, which based its findings on fiscal 2023 financial statements. Kyodo said the figures demonstrated Japan’s slow progress in “increasing diversity among its corporate decision makers”. The low numbers underline the uphill struggle Japan’s government faces in reaching its target of having women in at least 30% of executive roles...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
“Japan’s long campaign to appoint more women to senior roles in business and industry has suffered a blow after a survey found that just 13 chief executive officers at the country’s top companies are female. Women lead just 0.8% of the 1,643 firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier prime market, according to a survey by the Kyodo news agency, which based its findings on fiscal 2023 financial statements. Kyodo said the figures demonstrated Japan’s slow progress in “increasing diversity among its corporate decision makers”. The low numbers underline the uphill struggle Japan’s government faces in reaching its target of having women in at least 30% of executive roles...more
March 4, 2025, 6:02 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-2
"The low numbers underline the uphill struggle Japan’s government faces in reaching its target of having women in at least 30% of executive roles by the end of the decade. The proportion of senior women in business remains low even under the government’s wider definition of 'executive', which includes corporate officers, as well as directors, auditors and executive officers” (para 3-4). "The proportion of senior women in business remains low even under the government’s wider definition of “executive”, which includes corporate officers, as well as directors, auditors and executive officers” (para 5).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-2
"The low numbers underline the uphill struggle Japan’s government faces in reaching its target of having women in at least 30% of executive roles by the end of the decade. The proportion of senior women in business remains low even under the government’s wider definition of 'executive', which includes corporate officers, as well as directors, auditors and executive officers” (para 3-4). "The proportion of senior women in business remains low even under the government’s wider definition of “executive”, which includes corporate officers, as well as directors, auditors and executive officers” (para 5).
March 4, 2025, 6:02 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: ERBG-DATA-6
"Women lead just 0.8% of the 1,643 firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier prime market, according to a survey by the Kyodo news agency, which based its findings on fiscal 2023 financial statements” (para 2). “According to a 2022 OECD survey, women held just 15.5% of executive positions in Japan, compared with 40.9% in Britain and 45.2% in France. Only China and South Korea had a smaller proportion of female executives” (para 7). “Women have, though, been appointed to several prominent positions in recent years, and the Kyodo survey found that the number of female board members exceeded 3,000 – double the number five years ago” (para 9).more
Variables: ERBG-DATA-6
"Women lead just 0.8% of the 1,643 firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier prime market, according to a survey by the Kyodo news agency, which based its findings on fiscal 2023 financial statements” (para 2). “According to a 2022 OECD survey, women held just 15.5% of executive positions in Japan, compared with 40.9% in Britain and 45.2% in France. Only China and South Korea had a smaller proportion of female executives” (para 7). “Women have, though, been appointed to several prominent positions in recent years, and the Kyodo survey found that the number of female board members exceeded 3,000 – double the number five years ago” (para 9).more
March 4, 2025, 6:02 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"Women lead just 0.8% of the 1,643 firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier prime market, according to a survey by the Kyodo news agency, which based its findings on fiscal 2023 financial statements” (para 2). The low numbers underline the uphill struggle Japan’s government faces in reaching its target of having women in at least 30% of executive roles by the end of the decade” (para 3). “According to a 2022 OECD survey, women held just 15.5% of executive positions in Japan, compared with 40.9% in Britain and 45.2% in France. Only China and South Korea had a smaller proportion of female executives” (para 7)
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"Women lead just 0.8% of the 1,643 firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier prime market, according to a survey by the Kyodo news agency, which based its findings on fiscal 2023 financial statements” (para 2). The low numbers underline the uphill struggle Japan’s government faces in reaching its target of having women in at least 30% of executive roles by the end of the decade” (para 3). “According to a 2022 OECD survey, women held just 15.5% of executive positions in Japan, compared with 40.9% in Britain and 45.2% in France. Only China and South Korea had a smaller proportion of female executives” (para 7)
Feb. 28, 2025, 11:46 a.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"More alarmingly, a toxic mix of intense social isolation and changing gender dynamics has contributed to several cases of 'incels' – involuntarily celibate young men – violently targeting women" (para 2). "In July, an Osaka man was arrested for smearing his own excrement on a young woman’s shoulder bag as she walked on the street. He told police that he was suffering from stress and had 'ill will' towards women" (para 8). "There has definitely been an increase in incidents in the last 18 months or so,” he said. “In the past, something like [Tsushima’s attack] was virtually unheard of, but the media have coined a new term for this,...more
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"More alarmingly, a toxic mix of intense social isolation and changing gender dynamics has contributed to several cases of 'incels' – involuntarily celibate young men – violently targeting women" (para 2). "In July, an Osaka man was arrested for smearing his own excrement on a young woman’s shoulder bag as she walked on the street. He told police that he was suffering from stress and had 'ill will' towards women" (para 8). "There has definitely been an increase in incidents in the last 18 months or so,” he said. “In the past, something like [Tsushima’s attack] was virtually unheard of, but the media have coined a new term for this,...more
Feb. 28, 2025, 11:46 a.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-2
"Last month, 36-year-old Yusuke Tsushima attacked other passengers on a train in west Tokyo with a knife. During the rampage, 10 people were injured, including a 20-year-old university student who sustained at least 10 stab wounds to her back and chest. According to police, Tsushima was motivated by resentment towards women after being ridiculed at social gatherings and being rejected while using dating services" (para 4-5). "'I have been wanting to kill happy-looking women for the past six years,' Tsushima told police. 'Anyone would have been OK.' In recent years, there have been other high-profile cases of violent misogyny" (para 6-7). "In 2019, a man committed suicide after attacking a...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-2
"Last month, 36-year-old Yusuke Tsushima attacked other passengers on a train in west Tokyo with a knife. During the rampage, 10 people were injured, including a 20-year-old university student who sustained at least 10 stab wounds to her back and chest. According to police, Tsushima was motivated by resentment towards women after being ridiculed at social gatherings and being rejected while using dating services" (para 4-5). "'I have been wanting to kill happy-looking women for the past six years,' Tsushima told police. 'Anyone would have been OK.' In recent years, there have been other high-profile cases of violent misogyny" (para 6-7). "In 2019, a man committed suicide after attacking a...more
Feb. 28, 2025, 11:46 a.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"In May 2016, besotted fan Tomohiro Iwazaki stabbed pop star Mayu Tomita, 20, more than 60 times while she was on her way to sing at a concert in Tokyo. Tomita had returned books and a watch Iwazaki sent her, prompting him to send about 400 increasingly threatening social media messages in the weeks before the attack. Iwazaki was sentenced to 14 years and six months in prison" (para 12).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"In May 2016, besotted fan Tomohiro Iwazaki stabbed pop star Mayu Tomita, 20, more than 60 times while she was on her way to sing at a concert in Tokyo. Tomita had returned books and a watch Iwazaki sent her, prompting him to send about 400 increasingly threatening social media messages in the weeks before the attack. Iwazaki was sentenced to 14 years and six months in prison" (para 12).
Feb. 15, 2025, 1:06 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"It is believed the percentage rose after unfair discrimination was corrected following the medical school entrance examination rigging scandal uncovered in 2018" (par. 3). "In 2018, it was revealed that entrance exam scores were rigged to keep the number of women admitted to medical schools low, including at Tokyo Medical University" (par. 11). "The ministry has found that at least three universities rigged their tests for female examinees. An official at one of the universities explained to The Asahi Shimbun that the school uniformly deducted points from the scores of women, saying the goal was to limit the number of female students to about 30 percent. When the number of...more
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"It is believed the percentage rose after unfair discrimination was corrected following the medical school entrance examination rigging scandal uncovered in 2018" (par. 3). "In 2018, it was revealed that entrance exam scores were rigged to keep the number of women admitted to medical schools low, including at Tokyo Medical University" (par. 11). "The ministry has found that at least three universities rigged their tests for female examinees. An official at one of the universities explained to The Asahi Shimbun that the school uniformly deducted points from the scores of women, saying the goal was to limit the number of female students to about 30 percent. When the number of...more
Feb. 15, 2025, 1:06 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: ASR-DATA-2
"The percentage of women enrolled in medical schools exceeded 40 percent for the first time in fiscal 2023 in the wake of an admission rigging scandal, an education ministry survey found. The percentage had remained at the 30-percent range for about a quarter of a century and had been referred to as the '40-percent barrier'" (par. 2). "For some medical schools, more than half of the students they admit now are women. The ministry surveyed medical schools at national, public and private universities and found that 3,696 of the 9,198 students enrolled in fiscal 2023 were women. The percentage of women increased 1.7 percentage points from the previous year to...more
Variables: ASR-DATA-2
"The percentage of women enrolled in medical schools exceeded 40 percent for the first time in fiscal 2023 in the wake of an admission rigging scandal, an education ministry survey found. The percentage had remained at the 30-percent range for about a quarter of a century and had been referred to as the '40-percent barrier'" (par. 2). "For some medical schools, more than half of the students they admit now are women. The ministry surveyed medical schools at national, public and private universities and found that 3,696 of the 9,198 students enrolled in fiscal 2023 were women. The percentage of women increased 1.7 percentage points from the previous year to...more
Feb. 4, 2025, 7:54 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: PRN-PRACTICE-1
"[I]n Japan authorities are scrambling to deal with, but not discuss, a huge surge in 'upskirting' and spycam crime. Upskirting is a term used to describe the act of taking photographs or video footage of a person's underwear or private parts without their consent, typically using a hidden camera or smartphone" (para 3).
Variables: PRN-PRACTICE-1
"[I]n Japan authorities are scrambling to deal with, but not discuss, a huge surge in 'upskirting' and spycam crime. Upskirting is a term used to describe the act of taking photographs or video footage of a person's underwear or private parts without their consent, typically using a hidden camera or smartphone" (para 3).
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:52 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The jump in female participation has happened partly by design. Since about 2013, the Japanese government has tried to make both public policies and corporate culture more friendly to women in the work force. The goal was to attract a new source of talent at a time when the world’s fourth-largest economy faces an aging and shrinking labor market" (Para 4). “Where Japan did well over the recent decade is putting the care infrastructure in place for working parents,” Nobuko Kobayashi, a partner at EY-Parthenon in Japan, wrote in an email" (Para 5). "Still, even some who were around when the “womenomics” policies were designed have been caught off guard...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The jump in female participation has happened partly by design. Since about 2013, the Japanese government has tried to make both public policies and corporate culture more friendly to women in the work force. The goal was to attract a new source of talent at a time when the world’s fourth-largest economy faces an aging and shrinking labor market" (Para 4). “Where Japan did well over the recent decade is putting the care infrastructure in place for working parents,” Nobuko Kobayashi, a partner at EY-Parthenon in Japan, wrote in an email" (Para 5). "Still, even some who were around when the “womenomics” policies were designed have been caught off guard...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:52 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-1
“Where Japan did well over the recent decade is putting the care infrastructure in place for working parents,” Nobuko Kobayashi, a partner at EY-Parthenon in Japan, wrote in an email" (Para 5). Japan's economy saw a significant growth after care infrastucture was introducted by the government for working parents (UST - CODERS COMMENT).
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-1
“Where Japan did well over the recent decade is putting the care infrastructure in place for working parents,” Nobuko Kobayashi, a partner at EY-Parthenon in Japan, wrote in an email" (Para 5). Japan's economy saw a significant growth after care infrastucture was introducted by the government for working parents (UST - CODERS COMMENT).
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:52 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"[T]he female labor force participation rate was initially lower than that of the U.S. but started to rise sharply around 2013, surpassing the U.S. rate in the mid-2010s and continuing to grow. By 2023, it approaches 80%" (Para 11). "The United States once had higher female labor force participation for working-age women than other advanced economies, but it has now been surpassed by many, including Japan as of 2015" (Para 19). "These days, about 77 percent of prime-age women in the United States have a job or are looking for one. That number is about 83 percent for Japanese women, up from about 74 percent a decade ago and about...more
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"[T]he female labor force participation rate was initially lower than that of the U.S. but started to rise sharply around 2013, surpassing the U.S. rate in the mid-2010s and continuing to grow. By 2023, it approaches 80%" (Para 11). "The United States once had higher female labor force participation for working-age women than other advanced economies, but it has now been surpassed by many, including Japan as of 2015" (Para 19). "These days, about 77 percent of prime-age women in the United States have a job or are looking for one. That number is about 83 percent for Japanese women, up from about 74 percent a decade ago and about...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:52 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
“Where Japan did well over the recent decade is putting the care infrastructure in place for working parents,” Nobuko Kobayashi, a partner at EY-Parthenon in Japan, wrote in an email" (Para 6). Japan's economy saw a significant growth after care infrastucture was introducted by the government for working parents (UST - CODERS COMMENT).
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
“Where Japan did well over the recent decade is putting the care infrastructure in place for working parents,” Nobuko Kobayashi, a partner at EY-Parthenon in Japan, wrote in an email" (Para 6). Japan's economy saw a significant growth after care infrastucture was introducted by the government for working parents (UST - CODERS COMMENT).
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:52 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"The nation’s changing attitudes toward family also played a role in freeing up women for work. The average age of people marrying for the first time has been steadily rising, and fertility rates are at record lows. Delaying marriage, delaying childbearing years, not getting married at all — that’s the big societal backdrop,” said Paul Sheard, an economist who has long been focused on the nation" (Para 22-23).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"The nation’s changing attitudes toward family also played a role in freeing up women for work. The average age of people marrying for the first time has been steadily rising, and fertility rates are at record lows. Delaying marriage, delaying childbearing years, not getting married at all — that’s the big societal backdrop,” said Paul Sheard, an economist who has long been focused on the nation" (Para 22-23).
Jan. 24, 2025, 3:28 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has called the country's stubbornly low birth rate a 'quiet emergency' and has pledged policies like flexible working hours. The expectation that working mothers should still shoulder domestic burdens, raise children and care for relatives is believed to be a key factor behind the dearth of babies" (para 2-3).
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has called the country's stubbornly low birth rate a 'quiet emergency' and has pledged policies like flexible working hours. The expectation that working mothers should still shoulder domestic burdens, raise children and care for relatives is believed to be a key factor behind the dearth of babies" (para 2-3).
Jan. 24, 2025, 3:28 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"While many developed countries are struggling with low birth rates, the problem is particularly acute in Japan where the population has declined for 15 straight years. There were 758,631 babies born in 2023, a 5.1 per cent decline from the previous year. It was the lowest number of births in Japan since the country started compiling statistics in 1899. The fertility rate, which is the number of children born per woman of childbearing age, dropped to of 1.2 in 2023, according to Japan’s health and labour ministry. A rate of 2.1 is needed for a population to remain stable" (para 10-14).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"While many developed countries are struggling with low birth rates, the problem is particularly acute in Japan where the population has declined for 15 straight years. There were 758,631 babies born in 2023, a 5.1 per cent decline from the previous year. It was the lowest number of births in Japan since the country started compiling statistics in 1899. The fertility rate, which is the number of children born per woman of childbearing age, dropped to of 1.2 in 2023, according to Japan’s health and labour ministry. A rate of 2.1 is needed for a population to remain stable" (para 10-14).
Jan. 24, 2025, 3:28 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: GIC-LAW-1
"Tokyo's government is introducing a four-day workweek for its staffers in the capital as part of a nationwide push to encourage parenthood. Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has called the country's stubbornly low birth rate a 'quiet emergency' and has pledged policies like flexible working hours" (para 1-2). "Under the plan, government staff except shift workers may take up to three days off weekly, but will still need to complete 155 hours per month, Sachi Ikegami, a Tokyo Metropolitan Government official in charge of personnel affairs said on Wednesday. Employees raising young children will also be offered more flexible hours, with work days shortened by up to two hours, Ikegami...more
Variables: GIC-LAW-1
"Tokyo's government is introducing a four-day workweek for its staffers in the capital as part of a nationwide push to encourage parenthood. Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has called the country's stubbornly low birth rate a 'quiet emergency' and has pledged policies like flexible working hours" (para 1-2). "Under the plan, government staff except shift workers may take up to three days off weekly, but will still need to complete 155 hours per month, Sachi Ikegami, a Tokyo Metropolitan Government official in charge of personnel affairs said on Wednesday. Employees raising young children will also be offered more flexible hours, with work days shortened by up to two hours, Ikegami...more
Jan. 24, 2025, 3:28 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"Surveys show that younger Japanese are shying away from marriage or having families because of bleak job prospects, the high cost of living and corporate cultures that are incompatible with having both parents at work" (para 17).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"Surveys show that younger Japanese are shying away from marriage or having families because of bleak job prospects, the high cost of living and corporate cultures that are incompatible with having both parents at work" (para 17).
Jan. 24, 2025, 3:28 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: MARR-DATA-1
"One key reason for the declining births is a drop in the marriage rate. There were 489,281 marriages last year, a 5.9 per cent decline from the previous year" (para 15).
Variables: MARR-DATA-1
"One key reason for the declining births is a drop in the marriage rate. There were 489,281 marriages last year, a 5.9 per cent decline from the previous year" (para 15).
Jan. 24, 2025, 3:28 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"To make work-life balance easier for parents, city governor Yuriko Koike plans to offer civil servants employed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government the option to work a shortened week beginning in April. 'Lagging behind in women's empowerment is Japan's long-standing issue, and overcoming the status quo and making society more diverse and prosperous is key for our bright future,' she said in a policy speech to the assembly" (para 4-5).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"To make work-life balance easier for parents, city governor Yuriko Koike plans to offer civil servants employed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government the option to work a shortened week beginning in April. 'Lagging behind in women's empowerment is Japan's long-standing issue, and overcoming the status quo and making society more diverse and prosperous is key for our bright future,' she said in a policy speech to the assembly" (para 4-5).
Jan. 24, 2025, 1:48 p.m.
Countries: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"By contrast Taiwan is relatively progressive compared with its neighbours. In 2023 its gender pay gap was as narrow as 15%, compared with 31% in South Korea and 21% in Japan" (para 5).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"By contrast Taiwan is relatively progressive compared with its neighbours. In 2023 its gender pay gap was as narrow as 15%, compared with 31% in South Korea and 21% in Japan" (para 5).
Jan. 24, 2025, 1:43 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: GIC-LAW-1
"According to one ranking, Japan and South Korea have the best paid parental-leave policies for men worldwide. Fathers in both countries are entitled to a full year of paid leave. In Japan, nearly 70% of pay is compensated for the first 180 days" (para 4).
Variables: GIC-LAW-1
"According to one ranking, Japan and South Korea have the best paid parental-leave policies for men worldwide. Fathers in both countries are entitled to a full year of paid leave. In Japan, nearly 70% of pay is compensated for the first 180 days" (para 4).
Jan. 24, 2025, 1:43 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2, ERBG-DATA-2
"Alongside this, women are educated and employed at levels never seen before. In Japan the employment rate for women aged 25-39 surpassed 80% for the first time in 2022. In South Korea 74% of women aged 25-29 are now employed. In Japan and Taiwan more than 60% of households have two incomes. In South Korea the share is close to half" (para 3).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2, ERBG-DATA-2
"Alongside this, women are educated and employed at levels never seen before. In Japan the employment rate for women aged 25-39 surpassed 80% for the first time in 2022. In South Korea 74% of women aged 25-29 are now employed. In Japan and Taiwan more than 60% of households have two incomes. In South Korea the share is close to half" (para 3).
Jan. 24, 2025, 1:43 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-1
"or years Ito Tsubasa never questioned his family life: he worked long hours while his wife did all the housework. So it came as a shock when his wife, pregnant with their second child, suggested he take parental leave so she could focus on her career. After a heated argument, he eventually gave in, taking six months of parental leave. His experience of staying at home has transformed his understanding of what it means to be a father. 'I used to think I was a great dad just because I played with the child on the weekends,' says Mr Ito (pictured), whose children are now eight and four. 'I couldn’t...more
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-1
"or years Ito Tsubasa never questioned his family life: he worked long hours while his wife did all the housework. So it came as a shock when his wife, pregnant with their second child, suggested he take parental leave so she could focus on her career. After a heated argument, he eventually gave in, taking six months of parental leave. His experience of staying at home has transformed his understanding of what it means to be a father. 'I used to think I was a great dad just because I played with the child on the weekends,' says Mr Ito (pictured), whose children are now eight and four. 'I couldn’t...more
Jan. 23, 2025, 5:40 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: GIC-LAW-1
"Decades of gimmicks and campaigns have failed to resonate with couples, and the government has belatedly accepted that more financial help may have more impact than lectures from conservative politicians on a woman’s patriotic duty to give birth. In his first major policy speech of this year, the prime minister, Fumio Kishida, said he had ordered ministries to work together to take 'unprecedented, decisive and bold' measures to tackle the low birthrate, which officials labeled a threat to 'the very survival of the nation'. He has promised a rise in child allowance, an expansion in after-school childcare, and reforms that will make it easier for parents to take leave to...more
Variables: GIC-LAW-1
"Decades of gimmicks and campaigns have failed to resonate with couples, and the government has belatedly accepted that more financial help may have more impact than lectures from conservative politicians on a woman’s patriotic duty to give birth. In his first major policy speech of this year, the prime minister, Fumio Kishida, said he had ordered ministries to work together to take 'unprecedented, decisive and bold' measures to tackle the low birthrate, which officials labeled a threat to 'the very survival of the nation'. He has promised a rise in child allowance, an expansion in after-school childcare, and reforms that will make it easier for parents to take leave to...more
Jan. 23, 2025, 5:40 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"In Japan, the rate is also 1.3, and has shown no sign of budging for years" (para 34). This refers to the fertility rate (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"In Japan, the rate is also 1.3, and has shown no sign of budging for years" (para 34). This refers to the fertility rate (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 23, 2025, 5:40 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-2
"In Japan, the rate is also 1.3, and has shown no sign of budging for years. Decades of gimmicks and campaigns have failed to resonate with couples, and the government has belatedly accepted that more financial help may have more impact than lectures from conservative politicians on a woman’s patriotic duty to give birth" (para 34).
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-2
"In Japan, the rate is also 1.3, and has shown no sign of budging for years. Decades of gimmicks and campaigns have failed to resonate with couples, and the government has belatedly accepted that more financial help may have more impact than lectures from conservative politicians on a woman’s patriotic duty to give birth" (para 34).