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Japan childcare
![Japan’s Population Crisis Nears Point of No Return Japan’s Population Crisis Nears Point of No Return](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-27-150842.jpg)
Japan’s Population Crisis Nears Point of No Return
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan’s population decline is following the worst-case scenario, prompting the government to devise urgent policies to incentivize more births.
![Can Japan’s Revamped Childcare Policy Get Workaholic Fathers to Take Leave? Can Japan’s Revamped Childcare Policy Get Workaholic Fathers to Take Leave?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-07-05-125624.jpg)
Can Japan’s Revamped Childcare Policy Get Workaholic Fathers to Take Leave?
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan has made childcare leave a top priority but the latest amendments show inconsistencies between the law and reality.
![Japanese Mothers Struggle to Cope After Virus Shuts Schools Japanese Mothers Struggle to Cope After Virus Shuts Schools](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-03-02-11.jpg)
Japanese Mothers Struggle to Cope After Virus Shuts Schools
By Associated Press
The four-week school shutdown is causing serious headaches for Japan's working mothers.
![Can Japan Kickstart Paternity Leave Among Workaholic Fathers? Can Japan Kickstart Paternity Leave Among Workaholic Fathers?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-10-3.jpg)
Can Japan Kickstart Paternity Leave Among Workaholic Fathers?
By Thisanka Siripala
Public support is growing to make parental leave compulsory for fathers. But will that encourage a more equal sharing of the childcare burden?
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