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Japan's First Mayor on Maternity Leave Makes TIME100 Next List
Shoko Kawata, the mayor of Yawatahama in Ehime Prefecture, became Japan's first sitting mayor to take maternity leave after giving birth in 2023. Her decision drew mixed reactions in a country grappli…
Singapore Launches FirstDate: Government Matchmaking to Boost Birth Rate
Singapore has launched FirstDate, a matchmaking service exclusively for government workers, as the city-state grapples with a record-low fertility rate. The initiative aims to encourage marriage and c…
Enterprise Tech Shift: Raising Hong Kong’s birth rate is an economic imperative and the Scaling Frontier
Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and latest policy address have put demographic sustainability on the public agenda. Among the measures announced are an extension of the newborn bonus scheme and incre…
