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

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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 …

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 …