The hospital in Kumamoto is the sole medical center in Japan that offers a confidential birth program. Through the service, women only need to disclose their identities to specialized staff ...

Hasuda revealed that another woman is also consulting the hospital about giving birth anonymously. Japan has no legal provisions for confidential births, which poses a problem for local ...

This city neighboring Tokyo will be the first in Japan to offer housing subsidies not just to newlyweds but also to residents ...

Linh says she did not believe her organization would protect her from being penalized for getting pregnant and giving birth in Japan. Rather, she believed she would be deported. The court ...

"Otonomaki" is a Japanese therapy designed to help new mothers ease stiffness in the shoulders and hips after giving birth. Each person is tied in a cloth from head to toe. They then lay on their ...

A Russian region has introduced an incentive of 100,000 rubles (approximately Rs 81,000) for female students under 25 who give birth to a healthy baby. This initiative, reported by the Moscow ...

OBJECTIVE This study examines the inter-temporal association between pandemic-associated mortality and subsequent birth deficit in Japan in order to shed light on the current debate about the impact ...

Japan's birth rate is set to hit another record low ... He says he wants to double the budget for childcare support, including giving more money to new parents. Kishida announced earlier this ...