National / Social Issues Nov 3, 2020
Half of Japan's cafeterias for kids unable to reopen amid pandemic
Many such eateries hesitate to reopen as they are concerned over infection risks, an official said.
National / Social Issues May 18, 2020
COVID-19 crisis takes toll on children's cafeterias for disadvantaged
by May Masangkay
With the outbreak, social distancing practices have forced many such cafeterias to shutter temporarily or look for ways to provide low-cost meals.
National | GENERATIONAL CHANGE Feb 11, 2018
Kind act sprouts into grass-roots movement to feed kids
by Alex Martin
Hiroko Kondo is credited with coining the term kodomo shokudō: makeshift eateries for disadvantaged kids that morphed into a national grass-roots movement to address the growth of poverty in Japan. But when the 58-year-old first opened her humble "children's cafeteria" in a residential backstreet in ...