By my understanding, maternity leave in China and maternity leave in Japan are about equal.

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    Aa yes Japan, we are famous for not having any demographic issues or problems with childcare. Definitely the example that should be used as a model.

    The one thing I will say that is usually pretty good is that most companies offer much more maternity than the minimum. Most of my friends who had children had around a year, albeit at reduced pay. So that much is admittedly not too bad, though a lot of couples living in Tokyo struggle to make ends meet even when they are DINK. The reduced pay can actually be a big problem.

    On the other hand, paternity leave, while offered, is virtually unheard of to actually take. The only people who ever take it are foreigners, I don’t know a single new father that took any time off. I am childfree so will dodge having to deal with that bullte.

    A decent maternity leave doesn’t balance out our 300 other problems when it comes to issues stopping people from having children.