The government of Japan is considering extending foster care services to young people up to the age of 20, according to this article from the Japan Times. “A government panel on Wednesday began discussing measures to allow orphaned and neglected children to stay in foster care until they are 20 years old, the legal age of adulthood in Japan, instead of the current 18 years old." According to the article, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is likely to submit bills to revise current foster care legislation next year.
