Netflix show ‘Old Enough’ highlights Japan’s safe environment for children’s independence

The new Netflix show “Old Enough” is actually a decades-old Japanese reality TV classic, featuring young children sent on challenging errands around town. Toddlers cross busy streets, encounter strangers and dangers and are both terrifying and warming the hearts of US audiences. From a schoolyard in Tokyo, Thisanka Siripala reports on how Japanese infrastructure and culture support children’s independence from an early age.

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