Japanese mothers struggle to cope after virus shuts schools japantoday.com

She was lucky — her employer agreed to let them temporarily share an executive office with another mother and child.
“I was shocked by the news of the school closures, and thought, what should I do?"
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced a plan last Thursday to close schools across Japan from Monday until the end of the month.
The school closures come near the end of Japan's academic year, leaving little or no time for final exams or graduation ceremonies for the country's 12.7 million students.
“Honestly, I doubt if the closures can be effective," said Sachiko Aoki, the colleague who is sharing the office with Kobayashi.