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FAMILY PLANNING

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2021
Paid maternity leave saves lives
Without paid leave, mothers often return to work before they are healthy enough to do so, resulting in a ripple effect of postpartum health complications.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2021
Here we go again: China’s wrong turn in population policy
The cost of population aging are not a problem for China. It is a budgetary issue, not a demographic one.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2021
China ages before it can become rich
One problem is that the Communist Party views people not as individual human beings but as tools to be manipulated to suit party policy at different times
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 7, 2021
China’s three-child policy won’t help
But a below-replacement fertility rate is only one part of China's demographic problem. A second issue is the sheer size of its older population.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 29, 2021
Can a celebrity wedding set the mood for romance?
Yui Aragaki and Gen Hoshino announced they will be getting married, proving the idea that you can't find romance after 30 is an outdated one.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2021
While Asia wants a baby boom, Indonesia says enough is enough
Countries across Asia are trying everything from fertility tours to baby bonuses to spur population growth in an aging world. Not so in Indonesia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2021
China’s latest celebrity scandal hits a raw nerve
The ex-boyfriend of popular Chinese actress Zheng Shuang said on social media that she had abandoned him with two surrogate children in the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 29, 2021
‘Declaration of War’: Protesters in Poland vow to fight abortion ban
Women's rights advocates and allies in Poland vowed Thursday to continue to fight a near-total ban on abortion, calling it a breach of human rights and a sign that the country is regressing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 27, 2020
'DM if interested': Sperm donors in Japan operate in a gray zone
With the system discouraging the use of donated semen, those who desperately want children are often left to look at less conventional routes to conception.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2020
Lawmaker Noda's struggle with infertility fueled her push for change
Although treatment options and access to care have expanded, the stigma associated with infertility has for decades made women keep their struggles under wraps.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 23, 2020
In Japan, children of sperm donors want to know their ancestry
Donor-conceived offspring are increasingly taking issue with the anonymity conferred on donors by medical institutions, citing a global trend toward giving access to information.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 14, 2020
Subsidizing fertility treatment leaves Japanese gynecologists in a bind
Fertility treatments are not covered by national health insurance because, in most cases, infertility is not defined as an ailment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 27, 2020
Deputy minister Junko Mihara vows to amplify women's voices on health care
The 56-year-old lawmaker wants better provision for younger women who face challenges with fertility and other issues similar to those she has encountered.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Oct 18, 2020
Infertility treatment plans shed light on struggles faced by couples
As well as a lack of understanding in society, people often have to deal with physical burden, emotional struggle and financial constraints.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 26, 2020
The changing social narrative on Japan's entrenched gender roles
Little can be done as long as a country's cultural norms are built into a social structure that delineates gender roles.

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