#21 (12/24): The Declining Birthrate in Japan: Part 5 - German Immigration Policy Comparisons

#20 (12/18): The Declining Birthrate in Japan: Part 4 - Immigration Scenarios

#19 (12/11): The Declining Birthrate in Japan: Part 3 - Italy-Japan Comparisons

#18 (11/22): The Declining Birthrate in Japan: Part 2 - Comments on the Proposed Numerical Targets for Childcare Leave

#17 (11/18): The Declining Birthrate in Japan: Part 1 - Numerical Targets for Childcare Leave

#16 (11/12): International Marriages in Japan: Part 4 - Basic Data on International Marriage in 2002

#15 (11/8): International Marriages in Japan: Part 3 - Amerasian Children in Okinawa

#14 (10/28) : International Marriages in Japan: Part 2 - Impact of 17 October 2002 Supreme Court decision on International Marriages

#13 (10/28): International Marriages in Japan: Part 1 - Visa status of non-Japanese spouses in 2002

#12 (10/21): Inequality in Japanese Marriage and Divorce Laws in 2002

#11 (10/17): Inadequate Social Welfare Provisions for Poor Japanese Families: Increasing Cases of Destitution in 2002

#10 (10/7): The Current State of Divorce in Japan: A Record Number of Marital Dissolutions in 2001

#9 (10/3): Japanese Marriage Trends in 2002: Later Unions and More Diverse Families

#8 (9/24): Changing Attitudes towards Gender Roles in Japan: 2002 Snapshot

#7 (9/17): Family Issues and Japanese Social Policy: Part 2 - Japanese Tax and Pension Reform Proposals 2002: Abolition of the Spouse Special Tax Deduction

#6 (9/9): Japanese Child Support Payments in 2002

#5 (9/5): Family Issues and Japanese Social Policy: Part 1 - Paternal Childcare Leave in Japan 2002

#4 (8/28): Poorest Japanese Families Getting Poorer

#3 (8/20): Test for Japan-Korea Relations: Takeshima-Dokdo Dispute

#2 (8/13): Teenage Sexual Trends Create Health Concerns

#1 (8/5): Anti-foreign Sentiment in Japan: France and Western Europe Comparison