Enter the Workers: Japan’s Changing Childcare Controversy

Charles Weathers

Social Science Japan Journal, 2017, vol. 20, issue 1, 107-117

Abstract: This report surveys five recent books regarding childcare practice in Japan. While the shortage of good-quality licensed childcare has been an important issue for years, a major shift has occurred in that the poor treatment of childcare workers is now drawing attention. However, the authors find that pressure to hold down costs and end private sector participation will make it difficult to improve employment conditions or maintain quality of care.

Date: 2017
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