Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani sent gloves to all elementary schools in Wajima, a city still recovering from the Noto Peninsula earthquake on January 1.
The proposed joint custody, with mandated child support and visitation, recognizes that both sides have parental rights and responsibilities in child-rearing.
On November 15, many Japanese families celebrate Shichi-Go-San with chitose ame ("thousand years candy") to wish children health and longevity.
Students needing remedial Japanese language support are over six times more likely to drop out of high school, with only 53.8% advancing to higher education.
Tokyo's governor explains how today's world of diversity demands that we collectively pursue a vision of genuine empowerment for women that our society demands.
Infants become champions in the adorable Naki Sumo, or crying baby ceremony, one of Japan's lesser-known traditions celebrating transitions in a child's life.
Tokyo Game Show 2023 has brought families back into the event with a family area offering great learning experiences and activities for children up to ninth...
The plan calls for doubling childcare spending by the early 2030s to support families. Here, fathers weigh in on the priorities they'd most like to see...
"There is no more time," said Prime Minister Kishida, addressing the issue of declining births and proposing measures to support families and children.
More than 8,000 non-Japanese children are not attending school. Local governments need to develop additional measures to close the education gap.
Foreign workers — like the Vietnamese intern who hid her stillborn twins out of fear — are not fully informed of the support system available to...
ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan commented on war crimes in which at least several hundred children were taken from Ukraine and forcibly made Russian citizens.
