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Japan is rich, but many of its children are poor; a film documents the plight of single mothers

This photo provided by Japan Media Services shows a scene from The Ones Left Behind: The Plight of Single Mothers in Japan, directed by Rionne McAvoy. The award-winning independent documentary film ...
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Children aged 14 or younger now make up less than 12% of this country’s population

Parents hold their children before the start of their "crying baby sumo" match at the Sensoji temple in Tokyo on April 26, 2025. - Philip Fong/AFP/Getty Images Japan’s estimated child population has ...
Psychology Today

Observing Children at Play in Japan

In 2019, I was approached by the Office of International Education at the university where I teach and asked to design a course that would culminate in a trip abroad for the students. Given my ...
Newsday

Japan is rich, but many of its children are poor; a film documents the plight of single mothers

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 ...
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Japan is rich, but many of its children are poor; a film documents the plight of single mothers

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — The women work hard, sleeping ...