Six Thai surrogate mothers of babies fathered by a Japanese man have filed lawsuits against him and Thailand’s Social Development and Human Security Ministry to reclaim their children, officials disclosed on Wednesday. Vichian Chawalit, permanent secretary of the ministry, said the women are seeking ...
A woman in Tochigi prefecture found a cricket in packaged meat and potatoes for babies last month, Asahi Group Holdings, which owns baby food giant Wakodo, admitted on Wednesday. The woman purchased the product, which was packaged in a retort-pouch style, in a drug ...
Some emails received in response to Community articles at the tail end of 2014.
Japan’s population likely dropped further in 2014, with the estimated number of newborn babies in the country falling to 1,001,000, down about 29,000 from the previous year, according to health ministry estimates released on Wednesday. The estimated number of people who died in 2014 ...
Foreign residents married to Japanese spouses share how they agreed on what to name their kids.
Reflecting two cultures in a name that works in Japan and abroad is just one of many challenges.
Applying moisturizer to a newborn baby’s skin could help prevent eczema and even food allergies later in life, possibly offering an inexpensive and easy way to combat a growing global problem, according to a recent study by a Japanese institute. The small-scale study carried ...
In a centuries-old ritual believed to bring good health to bawling infants, parents watched with glee Sunday as sumo wrestlers tried to reduce their babies to tears. More than 100 sobbing babies were subjected to the ordeal at Tokyo’s Irugi Shrine, with their doting ...
Wrist tendinitis and back pain are among the physical ailments that often affect new mothers, usually from the lifting and carrying required in caring for babies. To provide relief, a physical therapist in Japan has drawn up a parenting regimen that combines techniques from ...
An 18-year-old girl has been arrested for allegedly murdering the 3-month-old daughter of a woman she lived with in Tokyo, police said Tuesday. The girl, from the city of Nagano, is suspected of strangling the baby on Nov. 1 at their apartment in Shibuya ...
Bed-sharing is the largest risk factor for sudden infant death, particularly among very young babies, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Sixty-nine percent of babies who died suddenly were sharing a sleeping space with another person when they died, said the report in the journal ...
To address a shortage in medical care for mothers and babies in Tokyo, the Jikei University School of Medicine plans to build a new hospital complex by fiscal 2017 that will specialize in perinatal medicine and pediatrics. Among the 25 perinatal medical centers that ...
