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Staff at children's homes strive to give kids their all

National / Social Issues | CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND Aug 11, 2014

Staff at children's homes strive to give kids their all

by Mami Maruko

For Chikako Ishigo, 70, working at a children's home has not been as worrying or troublesome a job as one might imagine.

Once state support ends, life is difficult to navigate

National / Social Issues | CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND Aug 8, 2014

Once state support ends, life is difficult to navigate

by Masaaki Kameda

The main reason youths are placed in children's institutions is abuse and neglect, but experts say society knows little about the situations these children face.

Foster parent shortage takes growing toll on children

National | CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND Aug 7, 2014

Foster parent shortage takes growing toll on children

by Tomohiro Osaki

Veteran foster parent Mika Hobbs was surprisingly frank when she confessed how nerve-racking her job can be. "Sometimes I'm beside myself with this murderous rage at the kids," Hobbs said recently at her home in Machida, western Tokyo. "There are those moments when I feel ...

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