Over 50% of Japan’s nursery schools predict trouble staying open
16:11 JST, May 2, 2022
More than 50% of nursery schools believe they may eventually struggle to stay open due to population decline, according to a survey by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry.
Over 10% of such facilities said they already find it difficult.
The survey was conducted on about 37,000 facilities nationwide, including government-authorized nursery schools, between November and December last year. A total of 9,493 facilities, or about 25%, responded.
Asked if the decline in population would make it difficult to maintain their operations, 12.2% said it was already having that effect, while 55.7% said it might in the future.
As to whether the decline was affecting their ability to bring in children, 11.9% said it already was, and 54.1% said it might in the future.
"Politics" POPULAR ARTICLE
-
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Promotes Revised NISA Investment Program to Young People; Kishida Focusing on Moving Money From Savings to Investment in a Safe Environment
-
Japan, U.S. to Join Forces on AI, Semiconductors; Seek to Counter China’s ‘Military-Civil Fusion’
-
Japan, U.S. to Work Together for Expanding Marine Product Supply Chains; Countering China’s Economic Coercion
-
84% of People Nationwide Say They Feel Japan’s National Security Is Under Threat
-
“High Probability” 2 MSDF Patrol Helicopters Collided near Torishima Island; 1 Dead, 7 Others Onboard Missing (Update 2)
JN ACCESS RANKING
- M6.0 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Tohoku Region; Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi Prefectures Observe 4 on Japanese Scale With No Risk of Tsunami
- China Mutes Memorialization of Reformer Hu Yaobang; Memories Could Spark Critique of Xi Administration
- Shinkansen Services Suspended After Man ‘Searches for Phone’ on Tracks; Disruption Affects About 14,000 Passengers
- U.S. 7th Fleet officer Arrested on Suspicion of Stealing Sushi, Sashimi, Chicken at Kanagawa Shopping Mall; Suspect Caught Mid-Meal
- UNRWA Director Describes Catastrophic Destruction in Gaza; Says Relief Trucks Robbed, ‘People’s Hearts Destroyed’