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Words and phrases

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ÉÌïÌ«¶şÀíÊÂéL (¤Ï¤¹¤À¤¿¤¤¤¸¤ê¤¸¤Á¤ç¤¦) President Taiji Hasuda

9ÈÕÎçáá (¤³¤³¤Î¤«¤´¤´) on the afternoon of April 9

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Translation

¡°Konotori no yurikago¡± (the baby hatch) ¡ª the nation¡¯s only facility where parents unable to raise their babies can anonymously leave them ¡ª will mark its 10th anniversary since it started operating on April 10. Since its planning stage, there have been disputes between those for and against the facility, but in the nine years up to March 2014 (fiscal 2015) the lives of 125 babies had been entrusted to the service.

President Taiji Hasuda of the Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto, which set up the hatch, held a press conference in the city on the afternoon of April 9. ¡°We began (this facility) to allow people who do not want their (pregnancy and delivery) to be known to feel safe in entrusting their babies to us. We have managed to fulfill our role in protecting the lives of babies,¡± he said.

Answers

1) How many other facilities like the ¡°Konotori no yurikgo¡± are there in Japan?

¤Û¤«¤Ë¤Ï¤Ê¤¤¡£¹úÄÚΨһ¤Ê¤Î¤Ç¡£ None. It¡¯s the only one in the country.

2) What sort of institution set up the ¡°baby hatch¡°?

Ğܱ¾¤Î´È{²¡Ôº¡£ Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto.

3) How did the president of Jikei Hospital explain the reasons behind establishing the facility?

ÈˤËÈÑÉï¤ä³ö®b¤òÖª¤é¤ì¤¿¤¯¤Ê¤¤Èˤ¿¤Á¤Ë°²ĞĤ·¤Æ³à¤Á¤ã¤ó¤òîA¤±¤Æ¤â¤é¤¤¤¿¤¤¤È˼¤Ã¤ÆÊ¼¤á¤¿¤ÈÊö¤Ù¤¿¡£ He said he started the facility so people who didn¡¯t want their pregnancy and delivery to be known could feel safe in entrusting their babies there.