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
A record 80% of mothers in Japan were employed in 2024, a welfare ministry survey showed, with a majority of households saying they are struggling to make ends meet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/05/japan/society/japanese-mothers-jobs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #children #parenthood #women039sissues