Produced by Al Jazeera
Orphans are Japan’s neglected children. Most of them live in institutions, out of sight and out of mind. But calls are growing for authorities to overcome their reluctance to place children with adoptive families, an approach recognised in most developed countries as the best option for vulnerable and abandoned children.
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