Japanese nurseries' attempts to cut operations during pandemic spark confusion
Requests to keep children at home, made by municipalities in coronavirus hotspot areas, come amid the closure of a number of nurseries due to cluster infections among staff and children.
Japan aims to boost nursery school capacity by 140,000 over four years
Under the new program, the government will also aim to reduce the number of children on the nursery waiting lists to zero as soon as possible.
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.
Virtual tours become new normal for pandemic-era nursery hunting
Physical tours of many facilities have been canceled in an effort to help curb the spread of COVID-19.
The goal will be included in the government's new child care policy to be compiled by March next year, informed sources said.
Record-low 12,000 on Japan's nursery waiting lists, but zero goal out of reach
The tally was down 4,333 from the year before, even though there was a record-high of 2.84 million applications for spots, up 58,000.
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.
Record 1,744 accidents took place at Japanese child care facilities in 2019
The data are likely to spark public concern about the safety and quality of care at facilities subsidized as part of the government's free education program.
Great expectations: Has Koike delivered on parenting, gender and climate?
Some believe support from the marginalized voices that christened Koike's first victory may no longer be present during the upcoming vote.
Children of nurses in Japan excluded from day care over virus fears
The Education Ministry earlier this month urged schools to battle such prejudice, saying it could weaken the health care system.
Toyooka promotes short-hour jobs for prospective workers with child care concerns
The city of Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture, is attempting to solve the dilemma facing mothers with child care time constraints who still want to work. By promoting the introduction of jobs with working hours as short as two hours per day, two days per week, ...
The government has to get more serious about maintaining a sustainable national budget.
