4-month-old infant dies at unlicensed child care facility in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo. The infant's bereaved family "strongly hopes for a thorough investigation to find out the cause" The director of the facility, who was a qualified childcare worker, instructed the facility to make improvements, citing extremely low levels of safety awareness.
The Metropolitan Police Department will investigate the detailed circumstances at the time, including whether there were any problems with safety management on the facility's side, with a view to suspicion of professional negligence resulting in death.