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DAY CARE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Dec 26, 2022
Child care facilities struggle amid worker shortage and high staff turnover
In some cases, distressed child care centers have turned to private placement agencies, and have to pay high fees to secure workers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2022
Two years sought for ex-nursery head over boy's death in bus
The former head of the facility in Nakama, Fukuoka Prefecture, is accused of professional negligence resulting in death for failing to confirm that all the pupils had gotten off the bus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Sep 19, 2022
In Hokkaido, child care centers take on responsibility for diaper disposal
Facilities and municipalities that had been asking parents to take used diapers home are switching to disposing of the items themselves.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2022
Number of children on nursery waiting lists below 3,000 for first time
The figure was only 11.3% of the record high of 26,081, set in 2017, and marked a record low for the fourth consecutive year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 8, 2022
Number of kids on nursery waiting lists plummets in Tokyo
The number of children on day care waiting lists in Tokyo hit a record low as of April this year, falling 97% from the most recent peak of 8,586 in 2017.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jan 27, 2022
Day cares struggle to stay open as COVID-19 surges across Japan
On Monday, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry announced that a record 327 licensed day care facilities nationwide were closed as of Jan. 20 due to the virus.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 23, 2021
How the child care crisis became a global economic fiasco
Child care issues have driven a workforce gender gap for decades. The pandemic has made it undeniably worse.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 15, 2020
How the pandemic is affecting what babies and toddlers learn
Without preschool and playgroups, young children around the world are missing out on important educational opportunities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 15, 2020
Waking up to child abuse by caregivers
Children who are sexually abused may not understand what is happening to them or are cowed into silence by their abusers.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.

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