A senior Japanese official says raising toddlers is not a dad’s job

Think of the children. That's the argument a senior member of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party made this weekend, when explaining why men shouldn't have to watch their own kids. In a speech, Koichi Hagiuda said raising infants and toddlers is a job for mothers. He called the idea of fathers serving as primary caregivers “unwelcome.” […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2018/05/29/a-senior-japanese-official-says-raising-toddlers-is-not-a-fathers-job/