Human Trafficking in [Japan] [other countries]
Street Children in [Japan] [other countries]
Child Prostitution in [Japan] [other countries]
 

Prevalence, Abuse & Exploitation of Street Children

Japan [ Country-by-Country Reports ]

Japan [map] occupies an archipelago off the coast of E Asia. Its capital is Tokyo, which, along with neighboring Yokohama, forms the world's most populous metropolitan region. Japan's huge government debt, which totals more than 160% of GDP, and the aging of the population are two major long-run problems. A rise in taxes could be viewed as endangering the revival of growth. Robotics constitutes a key long-term economic strength with Japan possessing 410,000 of the world's 720,000 "working robots."

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Quick Search for Missing Children - Select Gender, Country (Japan), and Years Missing

Bur of Democracy, Human Rights & Labor - Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005

CHILDREN - The highest level of public school education provided is 12 years of schooling. Primary education is free and compulsory through the lower secondary level (age 15 or the 9th grade). Education was widely available to students who met minimum academic standards at the upper secondary level through age 18. Society places an extremely high value on education, and enrollment levels for both boys and girls through the upper secondary level exceeded 94.4 percent.

Yokohama International Women's Club

Among YIWC's charitable concerns, apart from the children's homes, are a home for the elderly, a training center for physically and mentally handicapped people, a center for young adults with Down syndrome, a school for the blind, and a day-care center for homeless children. YIWC not only raises money for these charities, but also guarantees the human warmth of personal, continuing contacts.

Homelessness in Japan - Cardboard Village and the Shogun’s Law

The homeless in Tokyo tend to cluster in a few main areas: for instance, one of Tokyo’s busiest areas near the central station in the Shinjuku ward; 2 million commuters come in and out of this area everyday. On the renovated west side of the station, a cardboard village had spread out around the underground station and also along the underground passage leading to the Metropolitan Government buildings.

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Human Trafficking in [Japan] [other countries]
Street Children in [Japan] [other countries]
Child Prostitution in [Japan] [other countries]