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DAY CARE

JAPAN
Feb 4, 2014
Nursery school openings hit by construction delays
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.
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2013
Kochi to merge three nurseries — on higher ground
The Kochi Prefectural Government plans to combine and relocate three day care centers in Tosashimizu that are at risk of being hit by tsunami in the event of a massive Nankai Trough quake, Gov. Masanao Ozaki said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / ABE'S PROMISES
Jun 18, 2013
Maternity leave, day care still elude many working mothers
Like many full-time working mothers in Japan, Eriko Soyama, 36, had a tough time getting her children into day care to continue her career.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / ABE'S PROMISES
Jun 18, 2013
Yokohama day care centers scramble to keep kids off waiting lists
In the shadow of an imposing highway bypass in Yokohama, laughter and excited voices mingle in the small playground of a day care center attended by 52 children no older than 5.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 21, 2013
Yokohama clears out nursery waiting lists
The city of Yokohama reaches its 2010 goal of clearing all nursery school waiting lists, a feat that could lead to relief for Japan's working parents.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2013
Makeshift nursery in tsunami-hit Kesennuma struggles but fills role
Just two months after the tsunami on March 11, 2011, devastated the city of Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, Emi Satomi and a group of nursery teachers whose jobs were eliminated by the catastrophe began a makeshift day care center in a warehouse up on a hill.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2013
Assemblyman's rebuke of moms seeking day care draws outrage
Mothers should remember that the responsibility of raising children lies first with each household before making "shameless" demands for more nursery schools, a Suginami Ward Assembly member wrote Feb. 21 in his blog, drawing hundreds of angry comments.

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