Why does Japan still use orphanage-style care rather than foster care and adoption?
Key information
- Date
- Time
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5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
- Venue
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Room
- Djam Lecture Theatre (DLT)
About this event
In this talk, Dr Michael Rivera King will focus on why Japan still uses ‘orphanage-style’ care instead of foster care and adoption for children who are unable to live with their birth parents.
This includes the use of ‘baby institutions’ for 0-2 year olds, the largest of which sees 89 babies housed in one building run by the Red Cross, and ‘child welfare institutions’, the largest of which houses 159 2-18 year olds in Osaka. Michael’s research centred on ethnographic research with social workers who make the decision to remove children from their parents and place them into care. Please note this talk will touch on abuse, neglect, and domestic violence.
About the speaker
Dr Michael Rivera King is the chief executive of The Japan Society. This charity, founded in 1891, serves to connect the UK and Japan across culture, business, and politics. The Society has over 100 events per year, does extensive education work in UK schools, and serves as Secretariat for the UK-Japan All-Party Parliamentary Group and the UK-Japan 21st Century Group. It also has a £10 student membership! Michael has five degrees, including Masters in Modern Japanese Studies, Social Policy, and Leadership, and a DPhil in Social Policy.
Registration
This event is free, open to the public, and held in person and online.
- Organiser: SOAS Japan Research Centre
- Contact email: centres@soas.ac.uk
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