In Japan, where pets outnumber children, WeWork Cos. is adapting to the lay of the land.
The office-sharing company's push into the country includes opening a dog-friendly office by June with plans to later offer on-site child care at other locations. The four properties the company has announced in central Tokyo, which will start opening from February, will also have special rooms for mothers.
"Not only dogs, and not that there's a parallel, but people in the future will need to bring their kids to the office," said WeWork's Japan head, Chris Hill, in an interview. "Part of our global vision is to create workspaces that are conducive to having more mothers and women enter the workforce."