1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (584+ words) June 27, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) "Remember the fact that you came to Shin-ai-Juku and the things you learned here, and gather your courage to take a step forward," center director Mariko Takekawa told the children as they happily received special "graduation certificates....

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (444+ words) June 20, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- Some people claim small children fear adult men and like women more. But a child psychologist says there is no scientific basis for this idea. Read the full English article Read the original Japanese article A…...

1+ week, 12+ min ago  (367+ words) June 20, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) STOCKHOLM (Kyodo) -- Sweden, once seen as a global leader in bringing laptops and tablets into classrooms, is now investing heavily in printed textbooks amid growing concerns that extensive screen use may be hurting children's learning and concentration....

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (298+ words) June 16, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) Shoko Kawata, mayor of Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, will take maternity leave. She is apparently the first local government leader in the country to do so. Rest before and after childbirth is indispensable no matter what position a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (479+ words) June 16, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- Claims that "children instinctively fear adult men" and "toddlers prefers women," which often circulate among those raising children or in the child care field, have no scientific basis, according to a child psychologist. "I thought it…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (371+ words) June 13, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- Bullying can keep hurting people even after they leave school, a survey in Japan said. The survey was done by a group led by a person who lived through bullying. Read the full English article Read…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago  (461+ words) June 5, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) The decline in births in Japan shows no signs of stopping. The government needs to take this reality seriously. In 2025, the total fertility rate -- the number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (333+ words) June 3, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) The ruling and opposition parties are moving to establish a system for "confidential births," where women give birth while revealing their identities only to medical institutions. The framework would support pregnant women who have compelling reasons for…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (404+ words) June 2, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nonprofit organizations and companies in Japan are teaming up to offer free cultural and outdoor activities to address the opportunity gap among young children from different socioeconomic backgrounds and residential areas. NPO officials say that…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (360+ words) May 30, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- Sticker swapping, a playground craze among children in the 2000s, has returned as a new boom known as "shiru-katsu." Some parents are now making rounds of multiple stores to check stock as they try to buy popular…...