Yoshiomi Tamai, the founder and longtime president of the Ashinaga Foundation, which has supported over 110,000 orphaned students, has died. He was 90. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/07/japan/society/ashinaga-president-yoshiomi-tamai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #children #ashinaga #parenthood

Faced with economic hardship, "time poverty" and social isolation, single parents in Japan are struggling to raise their kids, according to a survey by a nonprofit that provides financial aid to children. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/27/japan/society/ashinaga-survey-poverty-orphan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #surveys #highschools #poverty #children #ashinaga #wages #nonregularworkers #parenthood