Percentage is even higher in Tokyo and other areas attractive to foreign residents, and even then doesn’t tell the full story of how Japan is becoming more international.
babies
Here’s our parent-to-parent advice for anyone visiting the Expo with small children in tow.
Totoro doesn’t really care how old you are if you need him to keep something hot or cold for you.
Honda’s fastest sports car is also its model that sounds closest to a mother’s womb, researchers find.
Soup Stock recently started offering free food for babies, so it’s time for one of the SoraBabies to try it out!
Mamaro provides a place to attend to kids’ needs in the middle of the hustle and bustle of Japan’s rail network.
Increase to Childbirth and Childcare Lump-Sum Grant is latest proposed plan to boost birth rate.
This store-in-a-store is for all of the littlest Pokémon lovers in your life, with play and rest areas to entertain the whole family.
A whole lot of cultural values clash when neighborhood seniors don’t keep their hands to themselves around baby.
Governor of Tokyo wants people to stop saying the old term because paternal leave is not a vacation.
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