Kids on "Gakudo Hoiku" Waiting Lists Down for 1st Time in 4 Yrs
Tomas Kauer - News Writer and Moderator 
Tokyo, Dec. 23 (Jiji Press)--The number of children on waiting lists for "gakudo hoiku" after-school care facilities in Japan fell by 1,356 from a year before to 16,330 as of May 1, the first decline in four years, the Children and Families Agency said Tuesday. The decline is attributed to local governments improving such facilities' capacity to accommodate children. The number of child...
