136:
148:
42:. It involved a mother of five children who abandoned the four surviving young children for months, resulting in the death of one. The names of the children were never released, but were referred to simply as Children A, B, C, D, and E. The incident was covered extensively by both Japanese and international media, and was later the basis of the 2004 drama film
82:
As a result of news coverage of the incident, the mother turned herself in on July 23. Her testimony revealed that the children had been alone for about nine months and that the whereabouts of Child E were unknown. On July 25, Child A's testimony revealed that Child E had been killed by Friend B of
56:
Child A, a boy, was born in 1973; Child B in 1981. Child C died soon after birth in 1984. Children D and E were born in 1985 and 1986 respectively. All of the children had different fathers. Although it is unclear, it appears that besides Child A, several (perhaps all) of the other children were
98:
for four years. Although Child A was probably not present at the time of his sister's death, he did assist Friend A in burying the body; he was indicted for abandoning a body, but in consideration of the circumstances was remanded to a care facility. After the mother's three-year sentence, she
74:
Child A (then 14), Child B (seven), and Child D (three). They also found the body of Child C, but not Child E. The information given by the children was vague. It was determined that the malnourishment was caused in part by the children's diet, which consisted largely of food bought at
57:
unregistered. None of the children attended school. In Autumn 1987, having met a new boyfriend, the mother placed Child A in charge of the others, leaving him with ¥50,000 (around US$ 350 at the time) for their living expenses in their Tokyo apartment.
217:"Just viewed "Nobody Knows," a true story of four Japanese children abandoned by their young mother, and raised by their oldest brother. Very tragic story, which was hard to believe would happen in Japan. Whatever happened to them?"
245:
65:
On April 14, 1988, the youngest, Child E, was assaulted by friends of Child A (known only as Friend A and Friend B), and died as a result. On July 17 of the same year, acting on a tip from the landlord,
298:
283:
269:"Nishi Sugamo Abandoned Baby Incident in Japan: Mother elopes, 4 children are abandoned, 1-year-old daughter dies unfortunately"
293:
126:
165:
170:
288:
87:
by Child A and Friend A. Friend A and Friend B were sent to a reform school for their involvement in the death.
109:
44:
191:
39:
263:
216:
268:
95:
91:
76:
114:
71:
277:
249:
152:
140:
117:, presents a fictionalized account of the incident with various details altered.
147:
160:
84:
67:
221:
Consulate
General of Japan at Chicago - Webletter Archived Features
264:
Mother regains custody of two abandoned daughters after jail time
70:
officials entered the apartment and discovered the severely
83:
Child A, and that her body had been buried in a wood in
124:
31:
25:
38:was a situation uncovered in 1988 in Tokyo's
8:
90:In August 1988, the mother was indicted for
182:
131:
99:regained custody of the two daughters.
94:. She received a three-year sentence,
7:
299:Incidents of violence against boys
14:
192:"Hidden neglect brought to light"
146:
134:
190:King, Susan (9 February 2005).
284:Child abuse resulting in death
1:
21:Sugamo child-abandonment case
16:1988 incident in Tokyo, Japan
166:Osaka child abandonment case
171:Coin-operated-locker babies
33:Sugamo kodomo okizari jiken
32:
315:
26:
294:1988 crimes in Japan
246:少年事件を考える｜「女・子供」の視点から
77:convenience stores
289:Child abandonment
196:Los Angeles Times
92:child abandonment
306:
233:
232:
230:
228:
213:
207:
206:
204:
202:
187:
151:
150:
139:
138:
137:
130:
115:Hirokazu Koreeda
37:
35:
29:
28:
314:
313:
309:
308:
307:
305:
304:
303:
274:
273:
260:
242:
240:Further reading
237:
236:
226:
224:
223:. December 2006
215:
214:
210:
200:
198:
189:
188:
184:
179:
157:
145:
135:
133:
125:
123:
105:
103:Film adaptation
63:
54:
23:
17:
12:
11:
5:
312:
310:
302:
301:
296:
291:
286:
276:
275:
272:
271:
266:
259:
258:External links
256:
255:
254:
241:
238:
235:
234:
208:
181:
180:
178:
175:
174:
173:
168:
163:
156:
155:
143:
122:
119:
113:, directed by
107:The 2004 film
104:
101:
62:
59:
53:
50:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
311:
300:
297:
295:
292:
290:
287:
285:
282:
281:
279:
270:
267:
265:
262:
261:
257:
252:
251:
250:Asahi Shimbun
247:
244:
243:
239:
222:
218:
212:
209:
197:
193:
186:
183:
176:
172:
169:
167:
164:
162:
159:
158:
154:
149:
144:
142:
132:
128:
120:
118:
116:
112:
111:
102:
100:
97:
93:
88:
86:
80:
78:
73:
69:
60:
58:
51:
49:
47:
46:
41:
34:
22:
248:
225:. Retrieved
220:
211:
199:. Retrieved
195:
185:
110:Nobody Knows
108:
106:
89:
81:
72:malnourished
64:
55:
45:Nobody Knows
43:
40:Toshima Ward
20:
18:
278:Categories
227:20 October
201:22 January
177:References
52:Background
27:巣鴨子供置き去り事件
161:Rie Fujii
96:suspended
61:Discovery
121:See also
85:Chichibu
127:Portals
253:, 1989
68:Sugamo
153:1980s
141:Tokyo
229:2016
203:2013
19:The
280::
219:.
194:.
79:.
48:.
30:,
231:.
205:.
129::
36:)
24:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
