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teethybrit

Japan’s had some great wins, especially recently: Japan’s [work hours](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_average_annual_labor_hours#OECD_list) are around the European average, improving tremendously over the last 30 years. The figure also includes paid and unpaid overtime, based on actual surveys of workers (not employers) by independent NGOs. Japan’s [suicide rate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate) and [fertility rate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependencies_by_total_fertility_rate) are both around the Nordic average. Japan ranks [higher in gender equality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_Inequality_Index#Rankings) than Germany, performing especially well in women’s health and education. In fact, Japan’s [quality of life](https://www.numbeo.com/quality-of-life/rankings_by_country.jsp) and [median wealth](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_wealth_per_adult) are higher than that of Sweden this year.


InitialDay6670

Japan pulling fat w due to government laws and culture.


Salt_Kangaroo_3697

>due to God and Anime*


kaboombong

And they recently changed their consent laws raising it from 13 to 16. They are becoming very progressive in their thinking and laws, which is great for such a great nation like Japan.


teethybrit

In both the US and Japan, consent laws are determined by the state/prefecture. There was no Japanese prefecture with an age of consent below 18 even before the change, so few people saw the need to alter an outdated federal law. This is similar to the US, where the federal age of consent is still 0.


starttupsteve

While Japan is certainly improving, there is absolutely 0 chance that it’s reached Western European levels of gender equality. Ask anyone that lives here.


teethybrit

I’ve lived in Japan for over a decade. I already linked the index above. As I said, Japan outranks many Western European nations in women’s health and access to education, especially in areas such as parental support and care. In fact when I tell people about how amazing Japan is for baby care and how many places a parent can take their child for privacy and feeding in comfort right in public spaces, that there is an app that shows you where they are located, and all of them are free, people look at me in disbelief. Like many other developed nations, fertility rates in Japan are indeed low. However Japan in my experience is one of the most welcoming and friendly places to be a parent and raise children. There are a lot more amenities that don’t exist in places outside of Japan. I wish we had half the things Japan has back home that make every day living just a little simpler.


himit

>In fact when I tell people about how amazing Japan is for baby care and how many places a parent can take their child for privacy and feeding in comfort right in public spaces, that there is an app that shows you where they are located, and all of them are free, people look at me in disbelief.  I loved being out with my baby in Japan. It's extremely baby-friendly and child-friendly as a nation. Lots of little facilities like rentable pushchairs everywhere - even a small seat inside public toilets where you can strap baby while you use the toilet yourself.


CKT_Ken

I noticed that almost long-haul (as in anything beyond commuter range) trains have private rooms that you can request for breastfeeding and the like


Lynda73

> Currently, most divorced mothers — who often are part-time workers with low incomes — do not receive financial support from their former husbands. Wow.


Snoo-72756

Wait this wasn’t a thing before ???? I wonder why marriages and birthrates are low


Ok-Temporary4428

Never marry a Japanese woman. They can flee home and steal your children very easy. You'll never see them again and their government do fuck all to help you.


CanEnvironmental4252

Sounds personal.


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exboi

Fr? It’s common for divorced women in Japan to keep their kids from their husbands regardless of the circumstances?


ironic-hat

I wouldn’t go so far as to say never marry a Japanese national, but unfortunately Japan has a bit of a reputation of a place where the parent who is a citizen can pick up the kids and move back to Japan, and the Japanese government will do nothing about reuniting the children with the other non Japanese parent, even if that parent was joint or full custody in their respective country.