Young Carers in Japan This is a student's work from 2019 about young carers in Japan. You can find some information and research resources about young carers in Japan by this final report.
ヤングケアラーはどこに 睡眠２時間…高３男子の夢 This is two stories about young carers. One of the storiees about a high school boy, taking care of his younger sibilings instead of his parents who are busy in working. Another is a story about a high school girl, who does all the house-keeping even when she was 受験生. Yahoo! ニュース, 6 Jun, 2022.
This is a video about the situation of young carers. One boy is taking care of his dementia father when his mother is away from home for work. Another men who was young carer, he can't eat solid food because he is afraid of eating it. He has been taking care of his grandmother and mother since elementary school, and he needed to make the food soft to avoid choking for a long time, so he got used to making all the food soft. 日テレNEWS, 11 Mar, 2022.
This is stories about young carers. Many of they can't ask for help, feel a shamed of asking for help, and they just accept the situation. 関西テレビNEWS, 15 Jun, 2021.
This is stories about young carers. A women feel isolated from the society, and lose who I am. Many young carers don't notice that they are young carars. TBS NEWS Dig, 28 May, 2018.
This is a story about a young carer who takes care of his mother with mental illness. TBS NEWS Dig, 7 Oct, 2019.
This is a video about stories of young carers, how they live and the people around them supporting. 読売テレビニュース, 29 Jan, 2021.
This is a story about young carer. He has never consultd about it, because he says he doesn't know where to talk and what to talk about. He doesn't have enough connections with society. 北海道ニュースUHB, 16 Mar, 2022.
This is a story about a former young carers, Yui Takahashi (高橋 唯). You can also have a look at this Youtube channel for more stories of young carars, such as a 18 years old young carers's story, and a 24 years old former young carar's story.
Woman opens up on long road to self-acceptance as a young carer in Japan Explains the story and thoughts of Yui Takahashi, a young carer who has been looking after her mum and has started to speak out about her experiences. It has links to articles with other stories of young carers in Japan. Mainichi, 3 May 2020. See also the video on the left.
ヤングケアラーが“自分の気持ちを話すこと“＝“家族を傷つけること“じゃない[寄稿] This is a story about Yui Takahashi talking about her experiences of being a young carers and her communication activities talking about her experiences.
子どもが子どもでいられる街に This is a basic information about young carers in Japan. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Young Carers: Survey Finds Alarming Number of Junior and Senior High Students Burdened and Isolated by Caregiving Roles "A significant number of Japanese junior and senior high school students must divide their time between schoolwork and looking after family members. A recent government survey brings this disturbing trend into stark light." Nippon. com, 6, May 2021.
EDITORIAL: Support vital for young carers too often stuck in the shadows Explains the numbers of young carers and looks at the support being given by several local governments in Japan. Asahi Shimbun, 5 May 2022.
More needs to be done for young carers in Japan As well as looking at the level of young carers in Japan, the article considers reoans why this issue has attracyed attentin recenlty and why the numebrs have increased, and discusses what kind of response is required. Zenbird, 28 Jul 2021.
What are the 'young carers' drawing attention in Japan recently? This is a Q&A article about this issue. Mainichi, 23 May 2021.