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Tokyo Hospital Introduces New Baby Box for Abandoned Infants

April 2, 2025 by Japan Daily Leave a Comment

A hospital in Tokyo has made history by becoming the first in the city to offer a special system where parents can safely and anonymously leave their newborns if they can’t take care of them. This new service, called a baby box or baby hatch, is run by the Christian group Sanikukai and is designed to stop child abandonment and abuse, a problem that has been tackled worldwide … [Read more...] about Tokyo Hospital Introduces New Baby Box for Abandoned Infants

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