Lifestyle Sep 13, 2014
by Masami Ito
With reported cases of child abuse topping 70,000 per annum for the first time in August, Masami Ito examines the nation's changing attitudes toward violence at home.
National / Social Issues Aug 20, 2014
Single fathers emerge from the shadows
by Mami Maruko
Although they tend to fly under the radar single fathers are becoming more common, and often face unique challenges.
World / Social Issues May 28, 2014
Gay dads' brain activity resembles both mothers and fathers: study
Having a baby alters new mothers' brain activity, researchers have found, and a new study adds the first evidence of such changes in the brains of gay men raising children they adopted through surrogacy. The men's pattern of brain activity resembles that of both new ...
Lifestyle | CHILD'S PLAY May 2, 2014
Conquering every parent's dread: a toddler trip to the hairdresser
by Danielle Demetriou
It is perhaps one of the biggest challenges of parenthood. No, not teaching a child to how read, share toys or have good manners, but the task of trying to get a child to sit still — in particular when getting their hair cut. Sitting ...
Lifestyle | CHILD'S PLAY Mar 6, 2014
Go out for drinks and take the kids with you
by Danielle Demetriou
With their "Kampai!"-bellowing salarymen, bible-sized menus and endless rounds of cheap beers, izakaya have long been an integral part of Japan's nightlife. But unfortunately for parents with small kids, there seems to be an unwritten law dictating that for all their entertaining qualities, izakaya must ...
Asia Pacific / Social Issues Feb 23, 2014
Chinese schooling wins praise — but not from nation's parents or educators
by Jonathan Kaiman
The streets surrounding Shijia primary school in Beijing were mobbed by a crowd of parents so dense that cars were obliged to beat a retreat. At 3.45 p.m. on Friday, 11-year-old Zou Tingting bounded through the school's west gate and into her mother's arms. Tingting's ...
Language | THE BUZZ Dec 28, 2013
Sharent A sharent (シェアレント) is a parent who regularly uses social media to provide a lot of detailed information about their children. Anyone who has ever used Facebook before knows exactly who we're talking about. These parents compulsively post photos, and blog and tweet about ...
Issues | LEARNING CURVE Nov 17, 2013
Identity issues can complicate a child's path to becoming bilingual
by Kris Kosaka
The pursuit of bilingualism can be something akin to the quest for the Holy Grail for parents living in Japan. It's also near-universal, affecting expatriates here for an extended period, multilingual families where the parents come from different cultural backgrounds, or Japanese nationals eager ...
World / Science & Health May 30, 2013
Male dinosaurs may not have had a caring side after all. Five years ago, a study of theropod dinosaurs concluded that it was male dinosaurs that incubated the eggs of their offspring. Now a new analysis of the same data is challenging that finding. It is ...
World / Social Issues Mar 22, 2013
As any parents of a young child who is a problem sleeper will confirm, permanent tiredness and constant irritability can put a huge strain on your relationship. In fact, according to a survey, lack of sleep is a big factor in divorce and separation for ...
Art | Japan Pulse Oct 9, 2012
by Adora Wong
Culture | Japan Pulse Aug 30, 2011
Ikumen: raising new father figures in Japan
by Felicity Hughes
Maybe papa was rolling stone once upon a time, but these days he's expected to share the burden of raising the kids.