Opinion | On Japan’s Adorable ‘Old Enough!’ Show and the State of American Childhoods (Published 2022)

An aggressively adorable reality show that’s been on for decades in Japan recently hit Netflix. It is called “Old Enough!” and depicts Japanese little ones, some as young as 2, taking their first solo journeys. (The show’s original title is translated as “My First Errand.”) These tiny children are shown toddling by themselves to the grocery store, to their grandmother’s house to pick something up

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