▁environment ▁for ▁these ▁children ▁is ▁almost ▁always ▁with ▁their ▁parents ▁or ▁in ▁their ▁villages ▁with ▁famil ial ▁connections ▁where ▁str angers ▁are ▁rarely ▁seen ▁and ▁immediately ▁recognized . ▁A ▁very ▁few ▁of ▁these ▁or phan ages , ▁go ▁so ▁far ▁as ▁to ▁ab duct ▁or ▁for ci b ly ▁remove ▁children ▁from ▁their ▁homes , ▁often ▁across ▁the ▁border ▁in ▁My an mar . ▁The ▁parents ▁in ▁local ▁hill ▁tribes ▁may ▁be ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁" bu y ▁a ▁place " ▁in ▁the ▁or phan age ▁for ▁vast ▁sums , ▁being ▁told ▁their ▁child ▁will ▁have ▁a ▁better ▁future . ▁Some ▁children ' s ▁homes ▁claim ▁to ▁always ▁try ▁to ▁rep atri ate ▁children ▁with ▁their ▁families , ▁but ▁the ▁local ▁man agers ▁& ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁homes ▁know ▁of ▁no ▁such ▁procedures ▁or ▁processes . ▁ ▁South ▁Korea ▁ ▁" There ▁are ▁now ▁ 1 7 , 0 0 0 ▁children ▁in ▁public ▁or phan ages ▁throughout ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁un t old ▁numbers ▁at ▁private ▁institutions ." ▁ ▁Japan ▁As ▁off ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Japanese ▁or phan ages ▁are ▁sever ely ▁under fund ed , ▁re lying ▁heavily ▁on ▁volunte er ▁work . ▁There ▁are ▁ 6 0 2 ▁fost er ▁homes ▁across ▁Japan , ▁each ▁with ▁ 3 0 - 1 0 0 ▁children . ▁The ▁government ▁alloc ates ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁fund ing ▁to ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁its ▁growing ▁senior ▁population , ▁Japan ▁being ▁pur port ed ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁highest ▁percentage ▁elder ly ▁population