Among those arrested were high school teachers, preparatory school lecturers and teenage students. Read more at ...

The study found that around 120,000 foreign children between the ages of 6 and 14 were living in Japan last year. Some 8,400 are believed to have not attended school. These children are not ...

Save the Children Japan was established in 1986 with a focus on child protection, disaster risk reduction and creating child-friendly communities in Japan. We also work in the fields of health, ...

The number of child abuse reports Japan's child welfare centers responded to reached a record-high 225,509 in fiscal 2023, government data showed Tuesday, with psychological abuse making up more than ...

Among them are many Brazilians -- a community that has been one of the biggest groups of foreigners to Japan since the 1990s. But some Brazilian children find it difficult to adapt to Japanese ...

The number of children in Japan under the age of 15 as of April 1 stood at 14.01 million, down 330,000 from the previous year, to mark the 43rd consecutive year of decline, the government said May 4.

Thousands of families lost their homes when the 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Japan's remote Noto peninsula on New Year's Day. Children in the affected areas need food and shelter and basic support ...

The number of child abuse cases handled by child consultation centers across Japan reached a record high of 225,509 in fiscal 2023, up 10,666 from the previous year, the government said Tuesday.

Inspired by Nordic education and child-rearing practices, said to be among the best in the world, a unique nature experience ...