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.
About 85.5% of those surveyed reported that they had been unable to buy the groceries their families needed during the past year.
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We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between September 12 and 20. The first stor
