The situation is at the intersection of several critical labor issues in Japan concerning “foreign workers,” “non-regular workers” and “working poor produced by government bodies,” she ...

Working in a toxic environment can be incredibly challenging, especially in a foreign country. Employees often find ...

Voter interest is high in areas like the economy and living expenses, as poverty becomes a threat that feels more and more ...

Save the Children Japan was established in 1986 with a focus on child protection, disaster risk reduction and creating child-friendly communities in Japan. We also work in the fields of health, ...

Children from financially struggling families are more likely to feel that school is not fun, a survey of some 6,000 parents ...

The documentary “The Ones Left Behind: The Plight of Single Mothers in Japan” sheds light on the overlooked child poverty in Japan, where nearly half of the 1.4 million single-parent households live ...

The city has seen a rise in teenagers and women in their early twenties turning to the sex industry to survive, along with an ...