pregnancy

Japanese government approves proposal to let women buy morning-after pills without prescription

Ministry committee wants to speed up the process by which women can obtain pills.

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Belly Couture, a sparkling new maternity photo studio, opens in Tokyo

This one-of-a-kind new studio is for soon-to-be mothers who also want to shine as women.

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Pregnant anime voice actress photo standees: A new frontier in otaku merch

Fans cheer as actress announces birth of first child, and now they can buy her “maternity goods” bundle too.

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Japan develops special sushi for pregnant women

Expectant mothers in Japan usually can’t expect to eat sushi, but this could change that.

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Live action Attack on Titan actress Satomi Ishihara confirms pregnancy, due date in spring

The star announced the happy news through her agency this month.

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Anime pregnancy cosplay turns baby bump into Baki bump【Photos】

Mother and baby get a pre-birth head-start on cosplaying together.

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Population aging in Japan gets a corona-boost as pregnancies drop by 11 percent this year

COVID-19 takes its toll on Japan in a different way.

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Women in Japan to be allowed to buy morning-after pill without a doctor’s prescription

Change in regulations follows lobbying by advocacy groups.

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Survey shows that Japanese couples are trying to conceive earlier

Childbirth rates in Japan may be low, but couples are getting started earlier than before.

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Poor social crotch distancing, closed schools raise teen pregnancy risks in Japan, hospital says

Hospital’s pregnancy consultation division receives its most queries from junior high and high school students ever.

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Sola Aoi’s C-section to be highlight of program that will stream throughout Asia.

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Even fans who’ve spent years looking at Sola Aoi’s body have never seen it quite like this before.

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Thai mother endures more than 30 hours of labor to deliver stillborn baby in the name of science

May her noble act one day help eliminate a rare genetic disease that occurs in one out of every 6,000 pregnancies.

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Real life Baby Driver! Taxi driver speeds Japanese Twitter user’s pregnant wife to hospital

Anyone would be excited for the birth of their own child, but this taxi driver elevated the special event into a scene worthy of an action movie.

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A reminder of why you shouldn’t be quick to judge who’s sitting in Japans’ priority train seats

Pregnant woman’s “battle” for a seat has a twist ending.

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Following accusations of “betrayal” from angry fans, couple starts a new, happy chapter in their lives.

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Man complains about pregnant women on Japanese train, creatively gets told to shut up

Tactless choice of words reveals embarrassing detail about his personal life.

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18-year-old’s two-year relationship has angry fans calling the development a “betrayal.”

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3 male governors in Japan experience what life is like for pregnant women

Did they experience morning sickness and cravings, too?

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