Over 90% of low-income households with children in Japan face food insecurity as rising prices continue to strain finances, according to a survey by nongovernmental organization Save the Children Japan.
The NGO surveyed a total of 7,856 households in Japan — with over 14,000 children — in June. Most households had just one parent and had applied for food assistance from the organization.
“Fundamentally, every child should be guaranteed the right to live, grow, and be safe,” Kotone Tanaka, an assistant professor at Kanagawa University of Human Services, wrote in the report. “Yet the reality that some face uncertainty about their daily meals threatens those basic rights and makes it urgent to implement swift support measures, such as public food assistance or direct cash benefits for living expenses.”
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