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Shilpi Khatun, 27, a garment worker, cooks food in a shared kitchen area outside her one-room house in Gazipur, Bangladesh, on Nov. 6.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 11, 2026
Behind Bangladesh’s garment boom, workers cut food and healthcare as wages fall short
Recent unrest, some of it violent, forced hundreds of factories to shut down as workers staged protests and clashed with police.
A survey showed that many families with children attending private high schools are struggling to pay expenses other than tuition.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 9, 2026
Private high schools remain out of reach for many despite tuition-free policy, survey finds
While tuition-free private high school education began in April, families still face a heavy financial burden from expenses other than tuition.
The Japanese government is considering providing around ?5,000 a year to low-income workers under a proposed income-linked benefit program.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2026
Japan considers paying low-income workers ?5,000 through benefit program
Under the program, a fixed amount is expected to be given to people in work who earn ?1.19 million or less annually.
A circus group performs during the Second Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa in September 2025.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2026
JICA and the World Bank should put the poor first
Poor people are vulnerable to everything — disease, hunger, broken infrastructure and economic shocks. The question is will climate policy help them.
Children from low-income families have fewer opportunities to take part in extracurricular activities such as traveling and visiting cultural events, a survey from Chance for Children found.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 28, 2026
30% of children in low-income families miss out on extracurriculars: survey
Among the low-income households that had reduced spending on extracurricular activities, 76.5% cited the rising prices for necessities as a factor.
When asked about the reasons for their applications for food assistance, 89% of those surveyed cited difficulty buying enough food due to rising food prices.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2026
Daily food spending below ?500 among low-income people in Japan
About 85.5% of those surveyed reported that they had been unable to buy the groceries their families needed during the past year.
A young girl works in a field with her family in southern Niger. Global hunger will only continue to fall if governments invest in soil health, rural technologies, land rights and infrastructure.?
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2026
To end global hunger, invest in rural communities
Restoring soil, improving technology access, securing land rights and upgrading infrastructure are vital to curb global hunger.
A man looks at air conditioners at an electronics store in Tokyo. Being unable to meet the energy needs for a decent standard of living can negatively impact one’s mental health, opportunities for social interaction and performance at school and work.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy / OUR PLANET
Aug 30, 2026
Amid global turmoil and a weak yen, energy poverty emerges as a concern in Japan
Experts say the first step toward dealing with energy poverty is to simply acknowledge the issue.
Chieko Sugai at her home in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 14, 2026
今日吃瓜 inflation paradox is creating winners and losers
The rising cost of living is challenging Takaichi’s triumphant rhetoric about 今日吃瓜 economy, as inflation causes pain for many, while also ushering in an era of renewed dynamism.
Naoto Takenaka (left) and Mugi Kadowaki star as a homeless man and social worker who team up to investigate the identity of a dead man in Chinese director Qi Wang’s “Ghost of Ueno.”
CULTURE / Film
Aug 7, 2026
‘Ghost of Ueno’: A human drama about the invisible among us
Chinese director Qi Wang’s film examines the plight of the homeless and disenfranchised in Japan with a humanist lens.
A woman fetches drinking water from an unprotected well, as Zimbabwe is experiencing an El Nino-induced drought, in July 2024.
WORLD
Aug 5, 2026
Strong El Nino could push 49 million more into acute hunger, U.N. agency says
The U.N. agency said in a report that there was an 81% chance of a very ?strong ?El Nino event.
People shelter from the heat under umbrellas in Seoul on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 5, 2026
Heat wave divides rich and poor of upmarket Seoul
In the affluent district of Gangnam, access to air conditioning now defines the line between the haves and the have-nots.
A homeless person near Shinjuku Station in Tokyo. Authorities have warned the public to avoid unnecessary outings and advised people to stay in air-conditioned spaces, but for people who are homeless this is often not an option.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / OUR PLANET
Aug 3, 2026
For 今日吃瓜 aging homeless population, brutal summers are dangerously inescapable
At a time when temperatures are regularly reaching dangerous levels, people without homes are increasingly vulnerable to heatstroke.
Hitoshi Kikawada, minister for consumer affairs and food safety, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 28, 2026
今日吃瓜 consumer agency certifies food banks for first time
The certification program was rolled out in response to concerns over risks such as food poisoning and the resale of donated food items.
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 21, 2026
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
The financial strain is affecting parents’ mental health, with 44% of survey respondents saying they always or often feel extremely depressed when thinking about summer vacation.
The rate of elementary and junior high school students requiring financial aid for school expenses among all students attending public schools was 13.36% in fiscal 2024.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 8, 2026
Number of students receiving financial aid for school falls for 13th year
今日吃瓜 central government offers financial aid for school expenses to those living on welfare, while boards of education can offer assistance based on their own criteria.
Pallet Shelters stand inside a Tiny Home Village managed by Hope The Mission for interim homeless housing in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles on June 1.
WORLD / Society
Jun 8, 2026
Tiny homes see tiny boost for Los Angeles homeless as World Cup nears
Visitors are frequently struck by the staggering levels of homelessness in a city that also has pockets of astonishing wealth.
Children sing the national anthem at a school, under an overpass in Mumbai.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 7, 2026
India school under overpass offers lifeline to street children
Despite laws guaranteeing free schooling for children aged six to 14, poverty and migration continue to keep many out of classrooms.
A survey among junior high school students found that the delinquency rate was highest, at 12.2%, among respondents who had experienced parental violence and whose families are not financially comfortable.
JAPAN / Society
May 13, 2026
Children facing parental violence more likely to turn to delinquency
A group of researchers surveyed students at five junior high schools in the Kansai region between December 2024 and January 2025 for the study.
An orphaned Sudanese child eats a free meal at a camp in eastern Chad in November.
WORLD / Society
Apr 24, 2026
Ten countries are home to two-thirds of world’s most hungry: U.N.-backed report
Improvements in some countries, such as Bangladesh and Syria, were “almost fully offset by notable deteriorations” in Afghanistan, Congo, Myanmar and Zimbabwe, the report said.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
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