Parental leave
Maternity and childcare leave in Japan for foreign workers
Maternity leave in Japan: 6 weeks before and 8 after birth, two-thirds pay, childcare leave to age 1 at 67% then 50%, and the 80% top-up from 2025.
Parental leave
Maternity leave (産前産後休業) and childcare leave (育児休業), and the benefits that pay you during them.