Babies who have a lullaby played to them regularly while still in the womb can recognize the song months after birth, a study has found. The researchers had 10 expectant mothers play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" loudly multiple times per week throughout their last trimester ...
The government plans to join the international treaty for settling cross-border child custody disputes in April.
Kids with disabilities facing abuse in West Africa
Hundreds of thousands of children with disabilities are subjected to horrific violations of their human rights on a daily basis in West Africa.
Internet NPO links kids worldwide
Earlier this month, when the nation's Olympic bid ambassador Christel Takigawa referred to "omotenashi" (the spirit of Japanese-style hospitality) in her speech to the International Olympic Committee, the term quickly turned into a buzzword in Japan. Now that Tokyo's preparations for the 2020 Summer Olympics ...
Children pay the heaviest price in Syrian war
Given the tremendous negative effect of the conflict on Syrian children, it is obvious that international community has failed to protect them.
10 charming things believed by little kids in Japan
Certainly everyone has some embarrassing things they thought were true as a kid. You are not alone.
Seventy-five percent of calls made to telephone counseling services for children go unanswered. A better system to help every child who calls is needed.
Hague pact 'too late' for divorcee
For one Japanese mother long separated from her children after the failure of an international marriage, the Diet's expected ratification of an international treaty to help settle cross-border child custody disputes arouses mixed feelings. "Personally, it's too late for me, but I feel we've come ...
The Internet can be a lifesaver for suicidal teens
An anti-bullying team has developed a revolutionary website that offers professional and informal support to 11- to 17-year-olds who are having suicidal thoughts.
Parents give kids early start in English
More and more parents are interested in having their children start studying English even before they turn 1, with an eye on giving them an advantage in their future careers. At S&S International School, an English school for infants in Yokohama, 2-year-olds were fluently pronouncing ...
A law passed unanimously by the Upper House will test the central government's will to support education for poor children and to help low-income parents find jobs.
The Lower House on Thursday approved a bill needed to ratify an international treaty on settling cross-border child custody disputes, making it certain the Diet will enact it this summer following Upper House deliberations. The 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child ...
