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Symposium on baby hatches

Takeshi Hasuda, director of Jikei Hospital, speaks at a symposium in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on July 6, 2024, over issues regarding "baby hatches" that enable parents to anonymously leave infants they are unable to care for.

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Symposium on baby hatches

Takeshi Hasuda, director of Jikei Hospital, speaks at a symposium in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on July 6, 2024, over issues regarding "baby hatches" that enable parents to anonymously leave infants they are unable to care for.

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8 babies left at 'baby hatch' in Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Taiji Hasuda, president of Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto, speaks at a press conference in the southwestern Japanese city on May 22, 2012. Eight infants were left during fiscal 2011 at the ''baby hatch'' facility for unwanted newborns set up at the hospital, the lowest number since it opened in May 2007, the Kumamoto city office said the same day.

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Man took 60 mil. yen from nephew's accounts

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a ''baby hatch'' facility for unwanted babies at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto City in January 2011. Police sources said on Aug. 9, 2011, that a 49-year-old man is suspected of embezzling about 60 million yen from the bank accounts of his young nephew who was in his legal custody and leaving the boy at the baby hatch.

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'Baby deposit box' moves to new location

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2011, shows a ''baby deposit box'' set up in a new building at Jikei Hospital in the city of Kumamoto, which will open Jan. 24. The hospital is relocating its deposit box, which was set up for parents who decide they cannot raise their newborns to anonymously hand over the babies to the hospital, with the new location offering better privacy.

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Doctor held for allegedly causing girlfriend to miscarry

TOKYO, Japan - A vehicle carrying Tatsunosuke Kobayashi, a 36-year-old doctor at Jikei University Hospital, arrives at Honjo Police Station in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 18, 2010. Kobayashi was arrested in Kanazawa on suspicion of drugging his pregnant girlfriend with a hormonal agent and causing her to miscarry.

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Japan's 1st baby hatch starts operating in Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Taiji Hasuda, president of Jikei Hospital, speaks at a press conference about Japan's first baby hatch that began operating at the hospital on May 10 to enable people to anonymously leave babies there. The hospital is located in the city of Kumamoto, Kyushu.

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Japan's 1st baby hatch starts operating in Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Japan's first baby hatch (in photo) began operating on May 10 in the city of Kumamoto, Kyushu, to enable people to anonymously leave babies there. The hatch, called ''konotori no yurikago'' (stork cradle), has been set up at Jikei Hospital.

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Japan's 1st baby hatch starts operating in Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo shows a general view of Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto, Kyushu, where Japan's first baby hatch began operating on May 10 to enable people to anonymously leave babies there.

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Japan's 1st 'baby hatch' set up, to start operations in mid-May

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Japan's first ''baby hatch,'' set up at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto City, southwestern Japan, on May 1, takes the form of a box accessible from outside the hospital by opening a door. It will be equipped with a bed and the same interior conditions as an incubator which can keep the temperature at 36 C.

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Japan's 1st 'baby hatch' set up, to start operations in mid-May

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Japan's first ''baby hatch'' (photo) is set up in Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto City, southwestern Japan, on May 1 to enable parents who cannot care for infants to anonymously drop them off and will start operating in mid-May. The hatch, which the hospital calls ''konotori no yurikago'' (stork cradle), takes the form of a box accessible from outside the hospital by opening a door.

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Japan's 1st 'baby hatch' set up, to start operations in mid-May

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Japan's first ''baby hatch,'' set up at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto City, southwestern Japan, on May 1, takes the form of a box accessible from outside the hospital by opening a door. The hatch, which the hospital calls ''konotori no yurikago'' (stork cradle), will enable parents who cannot care for infants to anonymously drop them off, and will start operating in mid-May.

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Kumamoto hospital begins work to install 'baby hatch,' 1st in Japan

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Work begins at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto Prefecture on April 12 to install Japan's first ''baby hatch,'' by means of which parents can anonymously drop off infants they cannot care for. The work is slated for completion in late April, but the hatch is expected to be usable no earlier than mid-May because the hospital needs to be inspected by the municipal health center.

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Kumamoto hospital allowed to set up Japan's first 'baby hatch'

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Kumamoto Mayor Seishi Koyama speaks at a news conference in Kumamoto on April 5 about the city government's decision to allow Jikei Hospital to set up Japan's first ''baby hatch'' where infants whose parents cannot care for them can be dropped off anonymously.

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Hospital plans hatch for parents to entrust baby anonymously

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Jikei Hospital (in photo) in the southwestern Japanese city of Kumamoto plans to set up a baby hatch where parents can anonymously leave their babies they cannot take care of for varied reasons. The hospital said it will begin the work to install the hatch as soon as it obtains permission from local public health authorities and that it wants to set it up by the year-end.

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Japan's 1st 'baby hatch' set up, to start operations in mid-May

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Japan's first ''baby hatch,'' set up at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto City, southwestern Japan, on May 1, takes the form of a box accessible from outside the hospital by opening a door. The hatch, which the hospital calls ''konotori no yurikago'' (stork cradle), will enable parents who cannot care for infants to anonymously drop them off, and will start operating in mid-May. (Kyodo)

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Japan's 1st 'baby hatch' set up, to start operations in mid-May

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Japan's first ''baby hatch,'' set up at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto City, southwestern Japan, on May 1, takes the form of a box accessible from outside the hospital by opening a door. It will be equipped with a bed and the same interior conditions as an incubator which can keep the temperature at 36 C. (Kyodo)

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Japan's 1st 'baby hatch' set up, to start operations in mid-May

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Japan's first ''baby hatch'' (photo) is set up in Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto City, southwestern Japan, on May 1 to enable parents who cannot care for infants to anonymously drop them off and will start operating in mid-May. The hatch, which the hospital calls ''konotori no yurikago'' (stork cradle), takes the form of a box accessible from outside the hospital by opening a door. (Kyodo)

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Japan's 1st baby hatch starts operating in Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo shows a general view of Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto, Kyushu, where Japan's first baby hatch began operating on May 10 to enable people to anonymously leave babies there. (Kyodo)

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Japan's 1st baby hatch starts operating in Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Japan's first baby hatch (in photo) began operating on May 10 in the city of Kumamoto, Kyushu, to enable people to anonymously leave babies there. The hatch, called ''konotori no yurikago'' (stork cradle), has been set up at Jikei Hospital. (Kyodo)

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Japan's 1st baby hatch starts operating in Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Taiji Hasuda, president of Jikei Hospital, speaks at a press conference about Japan's first baby hatch that began operating at the hospital on May 10 to enable people to anonymously leave babies there. The hospital is located in the city of Kumamoto, Kyushu. (Kyodo)

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Kumamoto hospital allowed to set up Japan's first 'baby hatch'

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Kumamoto Mayor Seishi Koyama speaks at a news conference in Kumamoto on April 5 about the city government's decision to allow Jikei Hospital to set up Japan's first ''baby hatch'' where infants whose parents cannot care for them can be dropped off anonymously. (Kyodo)

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Kumamoto hospital begins work to install 'baby hatch,' 1st in Ja

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Work begins at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto Prefecture on April 12 to install Japan's first ''baby hatch,'' by means of which parents can anonymously drop off infants they cannot care for. The work is slated for completion in late April, but the hatch is expected to be usable no earlier than mid-May because the hospital needs to be inspected by the municipal health center. (Kyodo)

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Hospital plans hatch for parents to entrust baby anonymously

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Jikei Hospital (in photo) in the southwestern Japanese city of Kumamoto plans to set up a baby hatch where parents can anonymously leave their babies they cannot take care of for varied reasons. The hospital said it will begin the work to install the hatch as soon as it obtains permission from local public health authorities and that it wants to set it up by the year-end. (Kyodo)

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Doctor held for allegedly causing girlfriend to miscarry

TOKYO, Japan - A vehicle carrying Tatsunosuke Kobayashi, a 36-year-old doctor at Jikei University Hospital, arrives at Honjo Police Station in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 18, 2010. Kobayashi was arrested in Kanazawa on suspicion of drugging his pregnant girlfriend with a hormonal agent and causing her to miscarry. (Kyodo)

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Man took 60 mil. yen from nephew's accounts

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a ''baby hatch'' facility for unwanted babies at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto City in January 2011. Police sources said on Aug. 9, 2011, that a 49-year-old man is suspected of embezzling about 60 million yen from the bank accounts of his young nephew who was in his legal custody and leaving the boy at the baby hatch. (Kyodo)

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8 babies left at 'baby hatch' in Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Taiji Hasuda, president of Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto, speaks at a press conference in the southwestern Japanese city on May 22, 2012. Eight infants were left during fiscal 2011 at the ''baby hatch'' facility for unwanted newborns set up at the hospital, the lowest number since it opened in May 2007, the Kumamoto city office said the same day. (Kyodo)

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'Baby deposit box' moves to new location

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2011, shows a ''baby deposit box'' set up in a new building at Jikei Hospital in the city of Kumamoto, which will open Jan. 24. The hospital is relocating its deposit box, which was set up for parents who decide they cannot raise their newborns to anonymously hand over the babies to the hospital, with the new location offering better privacy. (Kyodo)

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"Baby hatch" in Japan

File photo taken Dec. 15, 2017, shows Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto, western Japan. The Kumamoto city government announced May 27, 2019, that a "baby hatch" set up at the hospital to allow parents who cannot raise their infants to leave them anonymously accepted seven babies in fiscal 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hospital calls for allowing anonymous childbirth

Doctors of the hospital that operates Japan's only baby hatch propose on Dec. 16, 2017, that Japan allow women in cases of unwanted pregnancy to give birth anonymously at hospitals. The doctors at Jikei Hospital in the city of Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, also called at a press conference for ensuring the children's right to know their mother's identity after they grow up. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Baby hatch" in Japan accepted 125 babies over 9 yrs since launch

Taiji Hasuda, head of Jikei Hospital, known for its controversial "baby hatch," which has enabled parents to leave infants anonymously since 2007, speaks at a press conference in Kumamoto, Japan, on May 9, 2017. The sole such facility in the country received a total of 125 babies over the nine years through March 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Baby hatch" in Japan accepted 125 babies over 9 yrs since launch

A door of the controversial "baby hatch" that was set up in 2007 at Jikei Hospital in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto is seen in this photo taken on March 7, 2017. The baby hatch that enables parents to leave infants anonymously received a total of 125 babies over the nine years through March 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo