Japan may make firms recommend staff take paternity leave

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The government is trying to end the stigma around men taking paternity leave. FMTNews Japan PaternityLeave

In January, Shinjiro Koizumi, the environment minister, made headlines when he said he would take two weeks of leave over three months.

Looking to boost the low birthrate in a country with one of the world’s most elderly populations, new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has already pushed to make infertility treatments covered under health insurance.

 

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