NCJ Number
115970
Journal
Child Welfare Volume: 68 Issue: 2 Dated: (March/April 1989) Pages: 215-220
Date Published
1989
Length
6 pages
Annotation
Japan's Children's Charter (1951) states that 'all children shall be entitled to be brought up in their homes with proper love, knowledge, and skill.'
Abstract
'Those children not having homes shall be brought up in an environment having similar advantages.' The country's Child Welfare Law provides for a foster care system and institutions for child care and protection following this criterion. Recent changes in the system are presented. (Author abstract)