Kids on Nursery Waiting Lists Down for 8th Yr in Japan

Tokyo, Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)--The number of children on nursery waiting lists decreased for the eighth straight year in Japan to mark a record low, the Children and Families Agency said Friday. As of April 1, there were 2,254 children were on the lists, down 313 from a year earlier. The result reflected a decrease in births. The number of children waiting to join nurseries peaked in 2017 ...

Kids on Nursery Waiting Lists Down for 8th Yr in Japan
Tokyo, Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)--The number of children on nursery waiting lists decreased for the eighth straight year in Japan to mark a record low, the Children and Families Agency said Friday. As of April 1, there were 2,254 children were on the lists, down 313 from a year earlier. The result reflected a decrease in births. The number of children waiting to join nurseries peaked in 2017 ...