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Investigators said they are looking into the possibility of additional victims.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Apr 13, 2026
Day care worker arrested for kidnap and sexual assault of 5-year-old girl
The former employee had been in charge of transportation for a day care center for children with disabilities.
Starting Wednesday, Japan will launch a program to allow any child to enroll in nursery facilities regardless of whether or not their parents work.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Mar 31, 2026
Japan to broaden nursery access through expanded child aid program
The program will be funded by a child-rearing support fund, with fees collected on top of public medical insurance premiums from all households.
Masaaki Kimura (center) is taken into the Metropolitan Police Department's Shinjuku Police Station in Tokyo on Wednesday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Feb 4, 2026
Tokyo nursery school teacher arrested for alleged sexual abuse
The suspect has denied the allegations, while dozens of boys at the facility and affiliated after-school care center have reported incidents of indecent behavior.
The number of children on nursery waiting lists decreased to a record low as of April 1, reflecting a decrease in births.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Aug 29, 2025
Kids on nursery waiting lists down for eighth year amid falling births
As of April this year, there were 2,254 children on waiting lists, down from a high of 26,081 in 2017.
China's government will offer subsidies to parents to the tune of $500 per child under the age of three per year, Beijing's state media said on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 29, 2025
China rolls out childcare subsidy to boost birth rate
The assistance is meant as an incentive for young couples wary of rising costs of child-rearing.
Pham Thi Bich Hau (fifth from left) began translating and interpreting for the Vietnamese community in Japan in 2013, when she was working for a trainee management organization. She went on to found the Vietnam Women's Union in Japan, organizing activities like the Tet festival pictured here.
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
Jul 21, 2025
The mothers holding up Japan¡¯s Vietnamese community
Online support groups and in-person events are helping Vietnamese women from all walks of life manage motherhood abroad.
A teacher at the Honkawa day care center in the city of Hiroshima puts away disposable diapers delivered by a subscription service provider.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jul 7, 2025
Use of diaper subscription expands at Hiroshima public day care centers
The service saves parents from having to put their child¡¯s name on each diaper and bring them to the day care center.
A revised child welfare bill passed the Upper House plenary session on Friday as cases of child abuse rise.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Apr 18, 2025
New bill blocks visitations for parents suspected of child abuse
The revision to the child welfare law is intended to protect children in cases where contact with their parents could cause emotional or physical harm.
A sign shows directions to a public toilet. Saitama police have arrested a nursery school director for urinating in a student¡¯s water bottle.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Mar 6, 2025
Saitama nursery school staff arrested for urinating in student¡¯s water bottle
School director Toshifumi Miura, 24, said he was ¡°trying to scare the boy into obeying¡± him.
The day care room for younger children at a multipurpose facility on Tonaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, has never been used since its establishment in 2019.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Feb 3, 2025
The harsh reality of migration outflow on Okinawa¡¯s least populated island
Since Tonaki Island established its only day care center in 2019, not a single child has set foot?inside.
A district court Thursday found a former worker of a nursery school not guilty of assaulting and killing a 1-year-old girl in 2017.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Jan 16, 2025
Ex-nursery worker ruled not guilty over girl¡¯s death in 2017
Judge Takeshi Okuyama, who presided over the lay-judge trial at Yokohama District Court in Kanagawa Prefecture, issued the ruling.
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (center) answers questions at the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly plenary session on Tuesday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Dec 12, 2024
Tokyo to make day care free to boost birth rate
The move will expand a policy of free day care for second-born and subsequent children to first-borns as well.
The Tokyo District Court has found Nagumi Osada, 27, guilty of sexually abusing seven girls between the ages of 3 and 6.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Nov 14, 2024
Former day care center worker given 14-year term for child sex abuse
The man was found guilty of abusing seven girls between the ages of 3 and 6 at day care centers where he worked and of filming the acts over a period of two years.
Ex-nursery school worker Ayako Kaetsu denied injuring a girl leading to her death during her first trial hearing at the Yokohama District Court on Wednesday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Nov 7, 2024
Ex-nursery worker pleads not guilty over girl¡¯s death in 2017
Public prosecutors said that the cause of the girl¡¯s death was a traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by strong pressure applied to the back of the head.
The number of children on nursery waiting lists as of April dropped 4.2% from a year before, marking the lowest level since records began in 1994.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Aug 30, 2024
Number of children on nursery waiting lists in Japan hits new low
The figure apparently reflects a decrease in the number of preschool children, stemming from the country¡¯s low birth rate.
The child care program under discussion is aimed at addressing the issue of isolation of parents raising young children and fostering their growth through interactions with other kids.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Jul 14, 2024
Japan discussing details of day care for all infants
Under the program, set to launch by fiscal 2025, day care services will be available for all children aged 6 months to 2 years.
The Shizuoka District Court on Thursday handed down a prison sentence to the former head of a kindergarten-nursery facility over the death of a girl from heatstroke after being left on the school's bus in 2022.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Jul 4, 2024
Ex-nursery head gets prison term over girl¡¯s heatstroke death
The suffering of the girl, who died after being left on a bus in temperatures exceeded 40 degrees Celsius, is ¡°unimaginable,¡± a judge said.
People offer prayers in September 2022 at a parking lot in Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, where a 3-year-old girl died of heatstroke after being left in a school bus.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Jun 14, 2024
30 months sought for ex-nursery head over girl¡¯s heatstroke death
Meanwhile, a prison term of one year was sought for a former teacher at the facility in Shizuoka Prefecture.
A boy whose neck was slashed with a knife-like object sustained serious injuries that will take at least a month to heal.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2024
Kagoshima nursery teacher arrested on suspicion of slashing boy¡¯s neck
The attack, which is being treated as an attempted murder, is believed to have occurred near the entrance of the nursery school.
A bill on checking sex crime records of people seeking jobs involving contacts with children passes the Lower House on Thursday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
May 23, 2024
Lower House OKs bill to create Japanese version of DBS
The bill aimed at preventing sexual offenses against children was approved unanimously at a plenary meeting.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
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The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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