* Survey period: October 9th to November 11th “Try not to cook too much rice.” Over 30% of economically disadvantaged families with children are unable to feed their children enough rice | HuffPost News The international child support NGO Save the Children will distribute “Children’s Food Support Boxes” filled with food and other items to 5,006 economically disadvantaged families with children during the winter break when school lunches are no longer available. Huffington Post Japan Editorial Department December 15, 2024 13:30 JST The international child support NGO Save the Children will distribute “Children’s Food Support Boxes” filled with food and other items to 5,006 economically disadvantaged families with children during the winter break when school lunches are no longer available. A survey conducted by the organization also revealed that more than 30% of these households were not feeding their children enough rice. From October 9th to November 11th, the organization conducted a survey about the food situation of those who requested a support box. Of the 5,006 households, 94.2% are single-parent households. In response to the question, “Do you think your child has eaten a sufficient amount of rice outside of school lunches in the past week?” 32.6% answered, “They don’t eat much for financial reasons.” For the same reason, 2.4% of households said they were barely eating any. When the 1,754 households who answered that they were not eating enough rice were asked to give multiple reasons why, the most common answers were “because wages have not increased to keep up with the rising cost of rice and rising prices of other things” (76.1%) and “because income is low to begin with” (72.9%). Many people answered that they “have to prioritize paying utility bills and rent” (49.9%) and “have to prioritize paying for school supplies, education, and other expenses related to their children” (38.9%), suggesting that this is having an impact on their daily meals. When asked what they do when their children cannot eat enough rice, the survey revealed that adults are being forced to make restraints in order to get their children to eat, with responses such as “reducing the amount of rice parents eat” (85.5%) and “reducing the number of meals parents eat” (57.5%). In the free-form comment section, one wrote, “Rice has become twice as expensive now, so I can’t feed it to my children as much as I would like. I eat one meal a day” (woman in her 40s, single parent, two children), “Everything is so expensive I can’t afford it. They are forced to endure hardships because they cannot provide enough food. Even when I try to cut back on my meals, there isn’t enough, so it’s a problem.” (Woman in her 30s, single parent, 2 children) “My children are growing and I want them to eat a lot, but I try not to cook too much rice. I’m worried about food costs during the New Year holidays because my kids are always there.” (woman in her 30s, single parent, 3 kids) etc. (omitted)
>>1 Giving birth and raising children should be licensed. It’s crazy that those who handle children’s lives don’t need any licenses. People who don’t have educational qualifications and don’t put in the effort should not be parents (especially poor people). For some reason, there are a lot of arrogant parents who parasitize on teachers and society and blame others.
If you receive child allowances, children’s cafeterias, and other benefits, but still can’t afford rice, doesn’t that mean you just don’t have the talent to be a parent?
Kuroda Haruhiko, don’t you have any thoughts about this? It’s all your fault. As a human being, is it okay for you to go to work in a government company, be awarded a medal, and then sneak around in hiding?
White rice is disgusting, right? It has no flavor. Japanese people always eat white rice with soy sauce and say it’s delicious, but don’t they have a messed up sense of taste?
My family wasn’t rich either, but the poor families I saw when I was a kid looked just like the picture. I don’t really sense poverty in poor people these days.
On the contrary, it’s strange to say that they are making sure their kids get enough carbohydrates even though they use the cheer box… Who are the people who answered that they are making their kids get enough carbohydrates?
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