Japan’s government says its emergency survey on child abuse across the country has led to placing 170 children under protective custody nationwide by separating them from their guardians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This was reported to a meeting of a government taskforce on child abuse on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The welfare ministry carried out a month-long survey until March 8, covering about 37,800 children and their parents or other guardians handled by child welfare centers nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officials separated 170 children from their guardians after confirming bruises and other signs of abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Twenty-six children were admitted to care facilities and 144 were put under temporary protection at child welfare centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officials were unable to meet 2,626 children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another survey carried out by the education ministry covered children who were absent from a kindergarten or school for two consecutive weeks through February 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officials reported cases of about 12,500 of the children to welfare centers and police, judging that they cannot deny the possibility of abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The surveys followed a fatal abuse of a ten-year-old girl in January in Noda City in Chiba Prefecture, just outside Tokyo. Her parents were arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The welfare and education ministries plan to confirm the situation of the children whom they could not reach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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