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作成日: 2025/06/25 07:09

更新日: 2025/12/08 03:33

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A: Hey buddy! Guess what's been in the news lately?
   B: Not a clue, what is it this time?

A: Well, it seems there's been a worrying trend in Japan - kids under 6 falling out of windows or balconies. Can you believe it?
   B: Whoa! That sounds dangerous... What happened in most cases?

A: It turns out that in about 70% of these accidents, there was something nearby for the kids to climb up on - like beds, sofas, air conditioners, or planters on balconies. Scary, right?
   B: That's really sad... And what about those poor windows and balconies without anything nearby?

A: Yeah, 43 times out of the 134 cases, the windows were unlocked at the time of the accident. The rest of the time, it looks like the kids managed to open the locks themselves.
   B: So, a secondary lock could've helped in those situations, right?

A: Absolutely! In fact, Nagoya City gave away free secondary locks last year to families with young children. They even have a guide on how to install them.
   B: That sounds great... But I heard that some people didn't want to install the locks because it was too much trouble or the locks didn't fit their windows.

A: Yeah, sadly only 66% of families installed the secondary locks. The panel report suggests urging manufacturers to design better secondary locks to help prevent these accidents from happening again.
   B: Let's hope something changes and kids can play safely around buildings! Thanks for sharing this info with me!
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A panel of Japan&#039;s Consumer Affairs Agency has found that in about 70 percent of accidents in which young children fell out of windows or from balconies, there was some object nearby to climb up on.
        
                    
                  
The panel report says there were 134 cases in the 32 years through 2024 in which children under six years old fell to their deaths. In 92 of the cases, children fell from balconies, and in 42, out of windows.
        
                    
                  
In 99 cases, or about 74 percent, there was something nearby that children could climb up on, such as a bed, sofa, desk or chest near a window, or an air conditioner outdoor unit, planter or chair on a balcony.
        
                    
                  
In 43 of the cases, it was confirmed that the window was unlocked at the time of the accident.
        
                    
                  
In the other 91 cases, investigators found that a child may have opened the lock.
        
                    
                  
It is said that a secondary lock on the window could prevent a child from opening it.
        
                    
                  
Last year, Nagoya City in central Japan handed out secondary locks for free to households with children of five years or younger.
        
                    
                  
A Tokyo-based nonprofit group made up of doctors and researchers created a manual for installing secondary locks, and representatives have been visiting homes to put them in place.
        
                    
                  
But a survey by Nagoya City found that 34 percent of the households did not install secondary locks. Respondents gave reasons, such as it would be too troublesome to open the window, or the locks did not match the shape of their windows.
        
                    
                  
The panel report points out the necessity of urging manufacturers to study and develop secondary locks designed to prevent children from falling out of buildings.

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