Season 4 Episode
- Season 3 Japanese Firms Showcase New Tech at COP28
- Season 3 Dog Parade Marks 100 Years Since Birth of Hachiko
- Season 3 Quake Causes Ground Upheavals Along Noto Peninsula
- Season 3 Japan Plans to Open Day Care Centers to All Children
- Season 3 Test Ride Event Held for Hokuriku Shinkansen Extension
- Season 3 Lunar Probe Lands Within 100 Meters of Target
- Season 3 Japan Facing Shortage of Volunteer Firefighters
- Season 3 New AI-Powered System Helps Customers Find Lost Items
- Season 3 Many in Japan Eager to Help Quake-Hit Taiwan
- Season 3 Yamanashi to Charge Mt. Fuji Climbers ¥2,000 Toll
- Season 3 Historic Gifu Castle Recreated in the Metaverse
- Season 3 Firms Develop Mosquito Spray to Fight Dengue Fever
- Season 3 Saku City in Nagano Encouraging "Dual Residency"
- Season 3 Oppenheimer's Grandson Warns About Nuclear Weapons
- Season 3 Torrential Rain Causes Flooding at Subway Station
- Season 3 Abacus Math Contest Tests Speed and Accuracy
- Season 3 Shinjuku Ward Bans Public Drinking on Halloween
- Season 3 Ig Nobel Prize Goes to "Butt-Breathing" Study
- Season 3 Nihon Hidankyo Member Speaks to High School Students
- Season 3 New Year's "Lucky Bags" to Feature Food Staples
Learn Japanese from the News - Season 3 Episode 4 Japan Plans to Open Day Care Centers to All Children
0.00 10 minutes Japan plans to widen access to day cares to all children, regardless of whether their parents or guardians work or not. Starting FY 2024, the government will conduct a trial in around 150 municipalities across the country. The new system will allow children from 6 months of age up through 2 years old to be placed in day care for up to 10 hours a month. Later on in the program, we talk about applying to day care and introduce some unfamiliar terms you may come across in a child care context.
