For a young mother expecting her second child, concern over whether she can find a day care facility is causing extra stress. "I'm worried about whether I'll be able to find a slot by the time I return to work," the 34-year-old office worker said ...
A vice minister has given up using a chauffeured official car to take her child to day care after drawing political flak, but some working mothers have expressed sympathy for the 39-year-old lawmaker. The Shukan Shincho weekly magazine accused Megumi Kaneko of "mixing up official ...
The Nagoya Municipal Assembly has created a private day care room for one of its members with a 1-year-old son, the first such facility among governments in the Tokai region and a rarity in other parts of Japan as well. "It has become easier for ...
Last January, the mayor of Chiba, Toshihito Kumagai, raised eyebrows when he called for increasing the number of male staff in the city's public day care program. Tending to children is still considered a woman's job in Japan, which is why pay remains criminally ...
As the ranks of male day care workers swell, the city of Chiba has moved to ensure more acceptance of men in the sector amid concerns from some parents about issues such as changing baby girls' diapers and clothes. The city in January drafted a ...
About 70 percent of municipal governments see few prospects for labor shortages improving at day care centers because teachers and other staff will remain underpaid even after a wage hike planned for April, a Kyodo News survey found Monday. Monthly wages for nurses will rise ...
Admission into nursery school is no assurance of a quality education.
A year since a blog post by an anonymous mother struggling to find a nursery school drew national attention, parents are still having difficulties finding facilities for young children. As day care centers have started announcing admissions results for April, many parents have expressed anger ...
Putting in long hours might convince your boss that you're a diligent employee, but after a point it becomes self-defeating.
Record low birthrates in Japan and the United States will raise unprecedented problems for education officials in both countries.
The Japan Times newsroom selected these national news stories as the most important of 2016. 1. A president in Hiroshima: U.S. President Barack Obama made a historic and emotional visit to Hiroshima on May 27. He was the first sitting U.S. president to go to ...
A Tokyo-based company that employs mothers who are raising children is pioneering a way to make it easier for such women to stay in the workforce. At Mama Square Stellar Town in a big shopping mall in Kita Ward in the city of Saitama, some ...
