Parenting
Soup Stock recently started offering free food for babies, so it’s time for one of the SoraBabies to try it out!
Japan’s high-speed trains don’t have designated stroller spots onboard, so where should parents put theirs?
As our reporter’s daughter enters elementary school, he talks with an education veteran about how to deal with bullying.
Mamaro provides a place to attend to kids’ needs in the middle of the hustle and bustle of Japan’s rail network.
Lower cost isn’t the only benefit of Japan’s first randoseru subscription service, company says.
Survey also finds a surprising gap in housewife-life appeal depending on whether or not women have kids.
Would you appreciate being told “Go outside and play!” after carrying an 18.9-kilogram (41,7-pound) backpack on your commute?
Governor of Tokyo wants people to stop saying the old term because paternal leave is not a vacation.
System has no family income restrictions and will address low birth rate, politicians hope.
On average, parents in Prefecture #1 are paying around five times more to send kids to school than parents in Prefecture #47.
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