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Record 16% of fathers in Japan's civil service took child care leave in 2019

National Jan 26, 2021

Record 16% of fathers in Japan's civil service took child care leave in 2019

The health ministry reported the highest ratio among eligible male staff at 59.2%, while the Defense Ministry and the Imperial Household Agency recorded figures of just over 5%.

Japan eyes more flexible paternity leave after childbirth

National Dec 24, 2020

Japan eyes more flexible paternity leave after childbirth

Although Japan leads the world in paid-leave provisions for fathers, according to U.N. Children's Fund data, only 7.48% took child care leave in fiscal 2019.

Japan considers new paternity leave program

National Sep 30, 2020

Japan considers new paternity leave program

Men have tended to be reluctant to take child care leave, due to uncertainties about their income and pressure from their workplace.

Nearly all of Japan's new fathers in public service plan paternity leave

National Sep 23, 2020

Nearly all of Japan's new fathers in public service plan paternity leave

"We're hopeful that the plans will actually be put into action," an official at the Cabinet Bureau of Personnel Affairs said.

Most Japan bureaucrats taking paternity leave to be off for month

National Aug 28, 2020

Most Japan bureaucrats taking paternity leave to be off for month

The release of the data follows the start of an initiative to have managers in central government create child care leave plans for their male subordinates.

Swedish ambassador to Japan offers hints on making the best of paternity leave

General Jul 7, 2020

Swedish ambassador to Japan offers hints on making the best of paternity leave

by Junko Horiuchi

Pereric Hoegberg wants Japanese fathers to take a more active role in parenting.

Japan to mull law revision to ensure child support payments

National / Social Issues Jul 1, 2020

Japan to mull law revision to ensure child support payments

A private panel advising the government is also calling for creating an environment where all new fathers can take paternity leave.

Paternity leave still not widely embraced in Japan, survey shows

National / Social Issues May 14, 2020

Paternity leave still not widely embraced in Japan, survey shows

With the number of male workers who take child care leave showing no notable growth, the government's goal of raising the share of eligible men taking such leave to 13 percent in 2020 remains far out of reach. According to a labor ministry survey for ...

Japan pushes male public servants to take longer paternity leave

National | FOCUS Mar 24, 2020

Japan pushes male public servants to take longer paternity leave

The government will encourage its eligible male personnel to use child-rearing leave for at least a month in principle, starting in fiscal 2020. Although the number of government employees taking paternity leave has been increasing, the period booked is shorter than a month in most ...

Family dynamic shifts as schools remain closed nationwide

National / Media | Japan Pulse Mar 21, 2020

Family dynamic shifts as schools remain closed nationwide

by Kaori Shoji

Japanese dads are coming under scrutiny — again. Ever since Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi officially made ikumen (men who take an active role in child-rearing) fashionable by publicly taking two weeks off for paternity leave, fathers who let their spouses shoulder all the burden ...

Fathers at many Japanese firms take less than month of paternity leave

National Mar 16, 2020

Fathers at many Japanese firms take less than month of paternity leave

The average period of paternity leave taken by new fathers is shorter than the period widely viewed as necessary to support postpartum mothers at more than half of large Japanese firms, a Kyodo News survey has shown. In a survey of 110 big companies, 64 ...

Japan Inc. urged to change entrenched views of paternity leave

National / Social Issues Feb 27, 2020

Japan Inc. urged to change entrenched views of paternity leave

by Maya Kaneko

As one of the country's most high-profile politicians breaks new ground for a Cabinet minister by taking paternity leave, some lawmakers and businesses are aiming to change the way corporate Japan views time off for new dads. Although Japan leads the world in paid-leave provisions ...

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