Prime Minister Kishida's child dies on school bus Urgent inspection orders for all bus pick-up and drop-off facilities

In response to the incident in which a 3-year-old girl died after being left behind in a school bus at a certified children's center in Shizuoka Prefecture, Prime Minister Kishida told Minister Ogura, who is in charge of child policy, that all facilities that provide transportation by bus I instructed them to carry out an emergency self-inspection, identify the problems, and compile measures to prevent recurrence within the next month.

In response to the incident in which a 3-year-old girl died of heat stroke after being left in the bus of a school bus at a certified child care center in Makinohara City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Prime Minister Kishida will be in charge of child policy at the Prime Minister's official residence on the afternoon of the 4th. I met with Minister Ogura.

In this, Prime Minister Kishida said, ``In light of this very tragic accident, the government will take all possible measures to protect the safety of children. I would like you to proceed with your efforts.”

On top of that, we will conduct emergency voluntary inspections of all approximately 10,000 facilities, such as daycare centers and kindergartens that provide transportation by bus. Thoroughly clarify the problems through interviews with people, and put together measures to prevent recurrence, such as the development of a safety management manual within the next month, the spread of a kindergarten attendance management system, and support for the installation of safety devices on buses. was instructed.

In response to this, the Cabinet Office, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare held the first meeting of the "Relevant Ministries Meeting", and based on the instructions of Prime Minister Kishida, with the cooperation of each local government, verification and compilation work. I confirmed that I will proceed with

During the meeting, Minister Ogura said, ``Since similar incidents have occurred twice, there should be no third time. I would like to proceed with consideration with feeling."