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Japan’s Children and Families Agency Considers “Children’s Homes”

Japan’s Children and Families Agency has begun considering the creation of small-scale residential facilities tentatively called “Children’s Homes” for children with disabilities, aiming to enable them to live closer to the communities where they were born and raised. A draft proposal presented at an expert panel on the future of institutional care highlighted concerns that many children are currently placed in large, distant facilities, limiting contact with their families. The envisioned Children’s Homes would provide a more home-like, small-group environment while maintaining family ties, with trained staff assigned to support children with severe behavioral disorders or medical care needs and access to external services such as visiting nursing care, as the government looks ahead to possible legal revisions.

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by Michael Gillan Peckitt
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From Kyodo via Yahoo! Japan

February 16 2026

TOKYO – The Children and Families Agency is considering the creation of small-scale facilities tentatively called “Children’s Homes” to enable children with disabilities to live close to the communities where they were born and raised. A draft report was presented at an expert panel meeting on the 16th examining the future of residential institutions for children with disabilities. Until now, many children have entered large-scale institutions far from their parents’ homes, resulting in limited interaction with their families. The new model is expected to help maintain family relationships while allowing children to live in a small-group, home-like environment.

In cases where children have severe behavioral disorders, such as self-harm or property destruction, or require medical care, appropriately trained staff would be assigned. External services, including visiting nursing care, would also be made available. Discussions will proceed with a view to revising relevant laws and regulations.

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