More than half of the beneficiaries were elderly households, and more than 90 percent of them consisted of people living ...

Despite being familiar with the terms “developed country” and “developing country” since elementary school, I couldn’t thoroughly clarify the distinction when asked to explain. To clear my thoughts, I ...

The Ones Left Behind: The Plight of Single Mothers in Japan The Ones Left Behind: The Plight of Single Mothers in Japan Australian filmmaker Rionne McAvoy's documentary film explores Japan's unknown ...

TOKYO (AP) — Laughter and lively chatter filled a room at a modest apartment in Tokyo one recent Thursday night as more than two dozen kids and volunteers gathered around tables laden with curry, rice ...

TOKYO — The women work hard, sleeping only a few hours a night, as they juggle the demands of caring for their children and doing housework — all while suffering from poverty. The award-winning ...

Yuichiro welled up as he collected a food parcel at a Tokyo outreach event offering help to the growing number of Japanese pushed into poverty by the coronavirus pandemic. "There is no work.

NISA poverty’ is becoming a buzzword among young people these days. Finance Minister, how do you view this situation?” “I was ...

Financial technology, or fintech, may seem like an abstract force shaping the world in intangible ways. In developing countries, however, it’s changing people’s daily lives. Fintech is not only ...

What is left after Gosuke Kakizaki's 73 years of life as a magazine typesetter turned failed businessman turned penniless retiree is contained in two small rooms of a gray public housing complex far ...