References

This pages lists footnoted references from the upcoming book Taking Leave, chapter by chapter. Please note that in the desire to keep this as straightforward as possible, I have eschewed any conventional footnoting system (such as MLA, APA, etc.) and opted to simply list the web site URL. All footnotes are linked to the superscripted location. Links are active as of November 18, 2014. I apologize in advance for any that may become inactive after publication.

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Chapter 1. The paperwork

1. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/07/28/national/paternity-blues-social-hurdles-still-high-japanese-men-seeking-hands-fatherhood/

2. http://www.japansubculture.com/ikumen-japanese-fathers-man-up-at-home/

3. http://www.mhlw.go.jp/general/seido/koyou/ryouritu/index.html

4. http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-28/japan-s-midnight-hours-thwart-abe-s-plans-for-more-working-moms.html

5. http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1580811/japan-birthrate-drops-27-cent-first-half-year

6. http://www.eqg.org/document/JapanQuarterly.html

7. http://www.eqg.org/index-e.html

8. http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/oct/20/working-fathers-report-ehrc

9. http://life.familyeducation.com/working-parents/fathers-day/36483.html

10. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/mets-second-baseman-ripped-by-new-york-radio-hosts-for-taking-paternity-leave-233732615.html

11. http://thebiglead.com/2014/04/02/boomer-esiason-said-daniel-murphys-wife-shouldve-had-c-section-before-season-to-avoid-paternity-leave/

12. http://fathersworkandfamily.com/2014/04/14/mets-john-olerud-paternity-leave-1998-francesa-boomer/

13. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/sports/baseball/24bases.html?_r=0

14. http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/egm/equalsharing/EGM-ESOR-2008-EP4Masako%20Ishii%20Kuntz.pdf

15. http://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/poll.aspx?oItemId=1449

16. http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20100311p2a00m0na010000c.html

17. http://mainichi.jp/life/edu/news/20100311k0000m040145000c.html

18. http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/benefits-leave/fmla.htm

19. http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/07/29/study_on_why_mothers_leave_the_workforce_it_s_a_rational_choice_not_a_maternal.html

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Chapter 4. Food culture

1. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/obesity/facts.htm

2. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/01/28/how-japans-revolutionary-school-lunches-helped-slow-the-rise-of-child-obesity/

3. http://www.bbc.com/news/education-22730613

4. http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/new-research-reveals-many-australian-children-dont-know-where-fruit-and-vegetables-come-from/story-fneuz8wn-1226926874599

5. http://www.ryot.org/schools-drop-healthy-food-program-because-american-kids-dont-know-what-vegetables-are/339741

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Chapter 5. Vacations

1. http://www.theprovince.com/technology/Editorial+Aquarium+must+stop+keeping+whales/3189226/story.html

2. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/07/04/environment/a-meeting-of-minds/#.VAlp50sadgI

3. http://www.shorinjikempo.or.jp/wsko/wh-shorinji/index.html

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Chapter 6. Half

1. http://www.globalfilmnetwork.net/doubles.html

2. http://www.soccerphile.com/soccerphile/archives/wc2002/ne/bob.html

3. http://www.hafujapanese.org/eng/background.html

4. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/hafu-a-film-about-the-experiences-of-mixed-japanese-living-in-japan

5. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2014/09/03/issues/visible-minorities-caught-police-dragnet/

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Chapter 7. Holidays and festivals

1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6970192.stm

2. http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa022501a.htm

3. http://teaandcookies.blogspot.com/2007/04/hana-mi-in-five-easy-steps.html

4. http://buddhism.about.com/od/buddhistholidays/tp/whenisbuddhasbirthday.htm

5. http://www.lbcma.org.uk/festivals/Mtanabata.asp

6. http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/kokuzo.shtml#six

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Chapter 8. Playtime

1. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/05/18/postpartum.dads

2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/8624999.stm

3. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/09/101220-chimpanzees-play-nature-nurture-science-animals-evolution/

4. http://consults.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/the-dangers-of-baby-walkers/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

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Chapter 9. Staying at home

1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8687189.stm

2. http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/News/FeedsAP/2010/05/dad-has-the-blues-study-estimates-10-per-cent-of-/

3. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/05/18/postpartum.dads

4. http://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/why-tokyo-isnt-a-city

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Chapter 10. Nursery school

1. http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/134375/

2. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/toddler-killed-by-kindergarten-rivals-mother-1130462.html

3. http://www.childresearch.net/projects/ecec/2010_01.html

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Chapter 11. Thoughts on childcare leave

1. http://m.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/12/the-risky-business-of-paternity-leave/282688/

2. http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/09/24/decline_of_marriage_pew_shows_there_aren_t_enough_marriageable_men.html

3. http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/07/brave-men-take-paternity-leave/

4. http://qz.com/266841/economic-case-for-paternity-leave/

5. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6261ES20100307

6. http://tx.english-ch.com/teacher/shelle/news/japanese-housewife/

7. http://mainichi.jp/area/nara/news/20150101ddlk29040227000c.html

8.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/FOCUS%3a+Mayor+of+Tokyo+ward+urges+fathers+to+take+paternity+leave.-a0229987472

9. http://www.civitas.org.uk/hwu/fathers.php

10. http://news.ubc.ca/2014/05/28/dads-who-do-chores-bolster-daughters-aspirations/

11. http://borgenproject.org/japan-ranked-105th-136-countries-global-gender-gap-index/

12. http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201409200038

13. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/09/25/national/women-fight-maternity-harassment-shadow-abenomics/#.VCTYBFb6I_s

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Chapter 12. Endings and beginnings

1. http://www.livescience.com/39110-japan-2011-earthquake-tsunami-facts.html

2. http://deepseanews.com/2013/11/true-facts-about-ocean-radiation-and-the-fukushima-disaster/

3. https://takingleaveinjapan.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/dont-panic/