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Just over half of preschool buses in Japan fitted with safety devices

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Only 55.1% of buses used by preschool facilities and others around Japan are equipped with safety devices. The proportion stood at 67.4% for kindergartens and certified kodomoen kindergarten-nursery hybrids. The government made safety devices mandatory in April after an incident in which a 5-year-old girl died after being left behind.

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Just over half of preschool buses in Japan fitted with safety devices

The devices were made mandatory following an incident in which a 5-year-old girl died after being left behind in a bus last September.

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The Japan Times broke the news in Japan on Tuesday, June 27, 2023.
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