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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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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 - 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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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 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