SAITAMA Saitama Prefecture scrapped plans for an ordinance that would have prohibited leaving children unattended at home, even momentarily, after a backlash from parents, many of whom are dual income families.
SAITAMA Saitama Prefecture became the first in Japan to pass an ordinance that defines leaving children alone at home, even for short periods, as abuse.
Feb 28, 2021
Tamayo Marukawa, Japan’s new minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, has come under fire for joining a campaign against a selective dual surname system for married couples.
Gender equality is one of Olympic ideals, and Marukawa concurrently serves as minister for gender equality. A growing number of politicians across party lines are questioning her qualification for the ministerial posting.
Marukawa and conservative lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party have asked local assembly members in writing to prevent the adoption of petitions calling for a selective dual surname system. Such a system would lead to the collapse of a social system based on family units, the document said.
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