Faced with a shortage of workers, Japanese companies are taking matters into their own hands, helping the government fix a chronic lack of day care facilities that is blunting efforts to get more women into the workforce. Nichiigakkan Co., which provides hospital administration and care ...

The number of Japanese moving into Tokyo and nearby prefectures was higher than those who left for the 21st straight year in 2016, with the availability of child care support proving a big draw in certain areas, government data showed. According to data based on ...

With its work environment in serious question, the ad giant gives up its government certification as a "family-friendly" company.

When Yuki Kai went to pick up her 14-month-old son, Kento, from a nursery in Tokyo after his nap time, she found him dead. That was on March 11. Since then, Kai has found herself fighting for answers as to why he died, with little ...

After 6½ years as a nursery school teacher in Tokyo, Saki Sasamoto had had enough. Her pay barely covered necessities and the stress of the job made her quit without even thinking about what she would do next. "I couldn't stand it," she said. "It was ...

An estimated 253,000 people are currently shouldering the double burden of raising children while also caring for sick or elderly family members, a recent survey by the Cabinet Office has found. By gender, women were found to be much more likely to undertake what in ...

A growing number of municipalities have been forced to delay or abandon plans for new day care centers across Japan because of fierce opposition from local residents, despite long waiting lists for such facilities. According to a Kyodo News survey covering municipalities in nine prefectures ...

Finding a slot at day care may be the first hurdle working parents need to overcome in finding work-family balance. But another comes along when a child enters school. At elementary school level, students with working parents can go to an after-school facility called gakudo. ...