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The Anime Network video-on-demand service has posted a list of episodes that it began streaming during the week of May 10 on its website, including a new series, Neo Angelique Abyss:

The government is aiming for 55% of women to continue working after having their first baby by 2020, up from 38% in 2005, sources familiar with the matter said Monday. Under its employment policy to be included in its growth strategy, the government will also aim to improve employment conditions for women and reinforce growth amid the declining birthrate and the aging of society.

The government will also seek to raise the ratio of fathers taking childcare leave to 13% from 1.23% in 2008 and to increase the rate of annual paid holidays taken by employees to 70% from 47.4% in 2008, the sources said.

The government will aim to reduce the number of part-time workers to 1.24 million, about 40% lower than in 2003, when it hit a peak of 2.17 million, the sources said.

The goals were agreed Monday at a working group meeting of government officials, experts, and labor and management representatives. The working group will work out the details of how to achieve the numerical targets.

The website for the Anime Network has begun streaming Clannad After Story and He is my Master anime series as part of their Labour Day event.



Both series will ship in October from Section23 Films. The streaming service, which Valkyrie Media Partners recently acquired from A.D. Vision, is also ooffering all anime streams, including the premium membership tier of streams for free on September 7th.



Premium membership subscriptions bought during the extended holiday weekend is 50% off.

Source: Anime News Network, ADV Nation blog

Section 23 Films, a newly formed North American video distributor , has announced that it will release five new Sentai Filmworks' anime acquisitions. The acquistions are: Blue Drop, Polyphonica, Special A, Tears to Tiara, and the second season of You're Under arrest. The animes should be released this November. November should also see the release of the second DVD collection of little snow fairy sugar and live action horror titles Ki-Gai and Nu-Meri ~ Book of the New Spawn from another North American licensee - Switchblade Pictures.



Source: Anime News Network

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