In order for children to learn about finance and the economy, the booklet that the Financial Services Agency collaborated with the popular learning material "Unko Drill" and distributed free of charge was concentrated on the website, so we hurriedly accepted it temporarily. It is in a situation of stopping.

The Financial Services Agency published the content created in collaboration with the popular learning material "Unko Drill" on the Internet in March last year, and from April this year, it has been distributed free of charge as a booklet.



However, on the 16th, the number of applications for the booklet on the website increased 1000 times as much as usual, and it was announced on the early morning of the 17th that "acceptance will be suspended".

It may take more than a month to receive the receipts by 1:30 am on the 17th, and we would like to resume acceptance as soon as additional booklets are ready.



Content will continue to be available on the website.



With the reduction of the adult age and the so-called "100 years of life", the Financial Services Agency has created a booklet that introduces knowledge about finance and the economy and how to prevent troubles so that it can be used for asset formation. We distribute it free of charge, but we are in a situation where orders are flooded and acceptance is stopped.



Kaori Nakamura, General Policy Manager of the Financial Services Agency, said, "I'm glad to hear that the number of cases was about 10 per day, but yesterday it was 13,000. When it arrives, I hope that parents and children will work on it. "

What is the "Unko Drill" series?

"Unko Drill" is a popular learning drill series for children, and various drills such as "Kanji" and "Calculation" are published.



Characters such as "Unko-sensei" have appeared, and the feature is that many words "Unko" are included in problems and example sentences.



Since the start of sales five years ago, a total of 9.5 million copies of the series have been published.



Recently, many booklets have been published to learn about "traffic safety," "disaster prevention," and "SDGs" in collaboration with government agencies, local governments, and companies in order to get children interested in various issues.



The "Unko Money Drill", which has been discontinued this time, is a "life edition" with the theme of how to use money on a daily basis and an "economic edition" with the theme of how money is circulating in society. There are two types, such as how to use money well and how to handle lending and borrowing, with quizzes and explanations, so that you can learn about finance.



In addition, videos are also produced for new adults, and the content that the character calls attention to the cooling-off system and excessive borrowing is introduced on the video posting site "YouTube".

The family who used the drill

Last month, a male corporate officer in his thirties who lives in Fukuoka Prefecture worked on a web version of the "Unko Money Drill" with his daughter and his parents in the first grade of elementary school.



He said he wanted to educate his children about money, but he didn't have the opportunity to talk to them about money in his normal life, so he thought it would be a good start.



When asked about what to do when a friend asks a friend to "lend money" with a drill, he talks about what to do if he actually gets into that situation.



The man said, "I need money when I go out to society, but it's very difficult to educate my children. The drills were made for children and my daughter seemed to enjoy it. Parents and children talk about money. I think it was a good opportunity to do it. "