Free Ramen Parents

“They wear knee socks, polished patent leather shoes, and plaid jumpers, with wide-brimmed hats fastened under the chin and train passes pinned to their backpacks. The kids are as young as six or seven, on their way to and from school, and there is nary a guardian in sight.” It’s something we haven’t seen in America for at least a generation. But in Japan, little kids are pretty independent.