A recent survey showed that 44.1 percent of single Japanese women aged 65 and older are living in poverty, much higher than the rate for single elderly men. The poverty level is as severe as that ...

The ministry releases the relative poverty rate for children--the percentage of those under 18 living in households that earn less than half the median income--every three years. Japan’s rate is ...

The number of applications for public assistance in Japan reached 255,897 in 2024, according to preliminary figures. This ...

In another survey addressing the current level of income inequality, only 71.5% stated it to be excessive, the lowest among advanced countries, but a disconnect exists in that Japan's poverty rate, ...

The stress caused by poverty and abuse made him lose his ... The government last conducted a survey on the Japanese literacy rate in 1955. Since then, officials have believed most Japanese have ...

The Japanese government decided last week to offer some funding for groups that support women in poverty, including an allocation to buy and distribute sanitary products. At a local level ...

Supports are necessary for elderly people living alone, who are at risk of poverty. (Mainichi/Tomohiro Shibata) The number of applications for public assistance in Japan reached 255,897 in 2024 ...