
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.
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.
COVID-19 crisis takes toll on children's cafeterias for disadvantaged
With the outbreak, social distancing practices have forced many such cafeterias to shutter temporarily or look for ways to provide low-cost meals.
Kind act sprouts into grass-roots movement to feed kids
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 ...