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- Save the Children Japan reported low-income households spend less than ¥500 per person daily on food.
- The June survey included 8,736 parents applying for food assistance, 94.5% of whom were single parents.
- Over 60% of respondents were in the red; 26.2% had debt and 36.9% relied on savings.
- About 85.5% said they could not buy needed groceries during the past year.