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Supplementary textbook for high school students (2015 version)
http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/kenko/hoken/08111805.htm
Assisted reproductive technology is increasing
Both boys and girls should build their own life plans
Female fertility and age
Causes of infertility: male and female factors
Appropriate body weight and age are important
What do you think about having a child?
Let’s establish a family‐friendly society!
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Government policies regarding fertility awareness
Pre‐2012 Feb 2012 May 2013 Aug 2013
TV program addresses age‐ related decline in fertility
Female age‐limit of 42 for assisted reproductive technology (ART) subsidy introduced
Policy outlines describe fertility awareness and life‐planning  Government sets numerical
knowledge target score of
70% on the Cardiff Fertility Knowledge scale in 2020
Government advisory board proposes women’s health handbook
Age and fertility treated as “social taboos” and addressed only by grass‐ root efforts from ob‐gyn professionals
Supplementary high school health textbook includes “age and fertility”
Local governments’ initiatives
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