Raising Children in Japan

Raising Children in Japan

【Perspective Series ③】
How Can We Truly Support Children? Re-examining the Push to Increase Foreign Nursery Teachers in Japan　（日本語版）【対立する視点シリーズ③】日本の保育を守るには？外国人保育士受け入れ拡大の本質と向き合う

While introducing foreign nursery teachers may offer a quick fix for labor shortages, the issue is far more complex. We ...
2025.07.02
Raising Children in Japan
Raising Children in Japan

【Perspective Series ②】
Concerns About Accepting Foreign Nursery Teachers: Safeguarding Quality and Holding Systems Accountable　（日本語版）【対立する視点シリーズ②】
外国人保育士の受け入れに反対する声：保育の質と制度の責任を問う

On the other hand, many people are cautious about the idea of increasing foreign nursery teachers. I personally share co...
2025.07.02
Raising Children in Japan
Raising Children in Japan

【Perspective Series ①】
Should Japan Welcome More Foreign Nursery Teachers? Addressing Labor Shortages and Embracing Diversity　　（日本語版）【対立する視点シリーズ①】外国人保育士の受け入れは必要？人手不足と多文化共生の観点から

In June 2025, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai) proposed expanding the acceptance of foreig...
2025.07.02
Raising Children in Japan
Raising Children in Japan

【Column】 Is Taking a Sudden Day Off a Problem? What Menstrual Leave Reveals About How We Work　（日本語版）【コラム】「突発的な休みは悪？ 生理休暇が教えてくれる働き方の課題」

Taking a day off from work due to menstruation is a reality for many people.However, most cannot predict in advance whet...
2025.06.29
Raising Children in Japan
Raising Children in Japan

【Column】 Toward a Society Where Children Can Be Safely Cared for by Anyone — Not Just Their Parents　（日本語版）【コラム】「親が見ていればよかった」ではなく、「誰が預かっても安全に育てられる社会へ」

Recently, it was reported that the city of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, agreed to a settlement of approximately 270 m...
2025.06.29
Raising Children in Japan
Raising Children in Japan

【Column】Is the burden of parenting caused by “luxury”? No. It is a necessary adaptation to social change.
（日本語版）【コラム】子育ての苦しさは“贅沢”が原因？ それは違う。社会の変化に合わせた「必然の適応」だ。

Some people say, "Parenting is hard today because people indulge in luxuries — like giving kids smartphones, sending the...
2025.06.29
Raising Children in Japan
Raising Children in Japan

【Column】Even Childcare Professionals Would Struggle: The Unreasonable “Childcare Leave Expulsion” Rule　（日本語版）【コラム】「保育士でも詰む」育休退園制度の不条理【コラム】「保育士でも詰む」育休退園制度の不条理

In Japan, when a parent takes childcare leave for a new baby, their older child may be forced to leave daycare.This syst...
2025.06.29
Raising Children in Japan
Raising Children in Japan

【ごあいさつ / A Quick Note】英語記事も再開します！ / I’m Bringing Back English Posts!

こんにちは、さくらママです。いつもブログをご覧いただき、本当にありがとうございます。皆さまに読んでいただけていることが、日々の執筆の大きな励みになっています。最近、このブログには英語圏から訪れてくださる方もいらっしゃることがわかりました。そ...
2025.06.29
Raising Children in Japan
Raising Children in Japan

The Case of the Bump on the Pool Slide

Hello everyone.My name is Sakura Mom.Today, I would like to write about "the case of being hit from behind on the pool s...
2023.08.28
Raising Children in Japan
Raising Children in Japan

Victims’ Families Re-appeal for Compensation, Saying “We Cannot Allow the Perpetrator to Get Away with Evasion and Evasion” Victims bear a heavy burden, and some have abandoned the lawsuit due to the high costs.

【News Citation】Cases in which perpetrators do not pay compensation to crime victims or their bereaved families and victi...
2023.08.21
Raising Children in Japan
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