{"id":8803,"date":"2021-01-18T15:38:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T14:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p-i7kp07.project.space\/2022-1\/?p=8803"},"modified":"2021-03-01T16:08:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T15:08:27","slug":"will-the-japanese-governments-latest-proposal-to-raise-the-level-of-paternity-leave-succeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trustrc.com\/en\/will-the-japanese-governments-latest-proposal-to-raise-the-level-of-paternity-leave-succeed\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan plans to further improve paternity leave law"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last year Japan\u00b4s Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi caused a sensation with the announcement of a two-week paternity leave. He is the first Japanese cabinet minister to take childcare leave, after the birth of his son. The then 38-year-old explained that he hopes his decision would encourage other new fathers to follow his example and also take paternity leave.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Despite having one of the most generous allowance in the world, new fathers rarely take paternity leave in Japan. That is why late last year, the Japanese Government proposed a\u00a0revision\u00a0of the Child Care Leave laws to encourage men to take paternity leave.\u00a0The Government, which has been struggling with the country’s declining birth rate has stated that they want to increase\u00a0the overall ratio of men taking\u00a0paternity leave\u00a0from 7% to 30% by 2025. They believe that that by promoting\u00a0paternity leave\u00a0right after childbirth \u00a0will help reduce the number of mothers suffering from postnatal depression.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>