More parents in Japan turn to apps for child care as virus shuts schools

As the spread of the new coronavirus has caused most schools in Japan to close, parents have turned to apps to help in looking after their children and doing household chores.Megumi Takahashi, a 37-year-old care worker in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, said she has asked neighborhood friend Ayako Sugiyama, 32, to look after her 4-year-old son several times this month through a smartphone app."It helps me a lot because I can go to work even when the kindergarten is closed," said Takahashi.The app, "Kosodate Share," is a platform that allows members who already know each other and their childre…READ FULL ARTICLE