¥2 trillion package for child care, free education in Japan wins Cabinet approval
The Cabinet approves a ¥2 trillion package to expand the scope of free education and child care services to cope with the nation’s declining birthrate and rapid graying.
Working parents left in lurch due to damaged day care centers in quake-hit Kumamoto
With many day care centers in central Kyushu either damaged or being used to house evacuees, many people are caught between trying to make a living and caring for their children. As many as 89 day care facilities in 17 municipalities in Kumamoto Prefecture alone ...
Japan's government handed 28,000 signatures after anonymous blog inspires mothers
A group of mothers and their advocates submitted to the government Wednesday about 28,000 signatures from people seeking a better child care system after they were inspired by an anonymous blog post written by a frustrated mother. The group visited the Diet building and handed ...
Angry blog post sparks movement for improved day care
What started out as a mother's online rant about Japan's notorious day care center shortage has evolved into a national movement, galvanizing angry mothers into staging a demonstration and online campaign blasting the government.
Viral anonymous blogger rails against Abe failure to alleviate chronic day care shortage
An anonymous blog post penned by an irate mother complaining that she has to quit her job after her child was denied admission to a day care center has gone viral on the Internet, shedding light on what she called the hypocrisy of Prime ...
Kobe issues ordinance banning pachinko, other gambling-type activities at elderly centers
As Japan's elderly population grows, some day-care centers are offering users pachinko, card games and other forms of entertainment as a pastime — as if they are playing at casinos. But Kobe has taken action against those day-care businesses, saying addictions to such activities will ...
People must realize that children are the future of rapidly graying Japan and work to create an environment in which their presence is not only welcome but encouraged.
The opening of nursery schools scheduled for April, the start of the new business year, will be postponed in a number of municipalities due to construction delays caused by labor shortages and surges in material costs, local governments say. The delays in Tokyo and Chiba, ...
