339 cases of “temporary disappearance at after-school day care facilities” in 5 years. Of the 339 cases, the cases where the staff went outside without being noticed were the most common, at 131 cases.

Of these, three children in Kobe City, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, and a first-year junior high school student in Suita City, Osaka, went missing and later died in the river. In order to protect the health of the public, the government should urgently take measures such as reviewing the remuneration system.