• Parents participate in a February gathering to exchange information about day care options in the city of Musashino in Tokyo. The meeting was held after the results of day care facility applications were announced. | HOIKUEN FUYASHITAI @ MUSASHINO / VIA KYODO
    Parents participate in a February gathering to exchange information about day care options in the city of Musashino in Tokyo. The meeting was held after the results of day care facility applications were announced. | HOIKUEN FUYASHITAI @ MUSASHINO / VIA KYODO

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For a young mother expecting her second child, concern over whether she can find a day care facility is causing extra stress.

“I’m worried about whether I’ll be able to find a slot by the time I return to work,” the 34-year-old office worker said as she played with her 6-year-old son in a park in the city of Oita.

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