As prices keep rising, 98% of struggling families with children in Japan said they have been suffering economic hardship since the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey by nonprofit organization Kidsdoor shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/society/hardship-families-pandemic-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #covid19injapan #poverty #children #surveys #christmas #newyear

For many athletes competing at the world championships in Tokyo this week who also competed at the COVID-hit Summer Games, the experience has been like night and day. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/18/more-sports/tokyo-world-athletics-covid-memories/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #worldathleticschampionships #covid19 #covid19injapan #2020tokyoolympics