The hospital in Kumamoto is the sole medical center in Japan that offers a confidential birth program. Through the service, women only need to disclose their identities to specialized staff ...

Jikei Hospital is the only hospital in Japan to offer such a system ... But several days after giving birth, she told the hospital she wanted to see the baby. She doesn’t know why she changed ...

The result, which includes babies of foreign nationality born in Japan, is 15 years ahead of the forecast for reaching that level. The birth rate for just Japanese nationals is expected to fall ...

Linh says she did not believe her organization would protect her from being penalized for getting pregnant and giving birth in Japan. Rather, she believed she would be deported. The court ...

ICHIKAWA, Chiba -- This city neighboring Tokyo will be the first in Japan to offer housing subsidies ... promote settlement in the city and address declining birth rates. The program, which ...

The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for a ninth consecutive year to hit a record low, according to health ministry data ...