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Work-life harmony, not balance, the answer for this Japanese single dad
Juggling work and life as a parent is never easy, but how does a father who keeps irregular hours due to his successful acting career deal with the magnitude of challenges that come with being a single dad? Ryuichi Oura will not lie. He admits ...
Births in the United States have plunged to record lows not seen in decades, marking a profound cultural shift that could have ramifications for the future economy, experts said Thursday. The overall fertility rate, which essentially shows how many babies women are having in their ...
Scientists have for the first time created embryo-like structures in the lab from stem cells, without recourse to eggs or sperm, they reported Wednesday. In experiments, bundles of mouse stems cells — one type corresponding to the placenta, another to the embryo — self-organized into ...
Reuters — Britain's Prince William and his wife, Kate, have named their newborn son Louis Arthur Charles, a nod to both his grandfather and heir to the throne and one of his most beloved mentors. The prince, who is fifth in line to the British ...
Tearful reunion after quarter-century search highlights plight of China's missing children
A tearful reunion between parents and their missing daughter after an agonizing 24-year search has put a spotlight on the vexed issue of child trafficking and disappearances in China. Wang Mingqing and his wife, Liu Dengying, from southwest Sichuan province, lost their 3-year-old daughter in ...
Cold-blooded? Study finds female pythons care for their young
Shedding their cold-blooded image, snakes emerge from a recent study as more caring creatures that protect their nests and remain with their young for a brief period after hatching. The study of the nesting behavior of the southern African python, published this month in the ...
Japan's de facto ban on liquid baby formula may be lifted by summer
The government is expected to lift a de facto ban on the production and sale of liquid baby formula — possibly in the summer — following the health ministry's unveiling Monday of draft safety rules governing the product. While liquid formula is widely used abroad ...
El Salvador's top court orders release of woman serving 30-year jail sentence over abortion
A Salvadoran woman serving a 30-year jail sentence for having an abortion was released from prison Thursday on the orders of the Supreme Court, her lawyer and rights groups said. Wearing a white T-shirt, Teodora Vasquez was greeted by her family and members of organizations ...
The first scientific case study has been published describing how a U.S. transgender woman was able to breast-feed her adopted infant by taking hormones that induce lactation. But experts say more research is needed to determine if the milk is nutritious and safe for babies. The ...
Court cases shine a light on Japan's problem with paternity leave
Two cases currently before the courts show how the reality of Japanese workplaces can clash with government attempts to encourage fathers to help raise their children.
An increasing number of male national civil servants are taking child care leave as government agencies have promoted greater awareness of the entitlement among supervisory staff. About 8.2 percent of eligible male workers at government agencies took child care leave in fiscal 2016, which ended ...
Kumamoto assembly debate helps highlight challenges of mothers in politics
An assemblywoman who brought her 7-month-old son into the assembly hall has sparked controversy in Japan, but a Sophia University professor says there are several solutions to the issue. On Nov. 22, Yuka Ogata, 42, took her seat on the floor of the Kumamoto Municipal ...
