For many Japanese women, social isolation stems from deep economic problems and social inequalities that the Ministry of Loneliness will never address.
Joint custody of children after divorce is one of numerous options offered in a rough draft announced July 19 by a Justice Ministry panel on sweeping changes being weighed on the issue of parental authority when marriages fall apart.
A 27-year-old woman who resides in Aichi Prefecture is one of the many single mothers who are falling through the cracks in the central government s 100,000-yen ($880) COVID-19 relief handouts for children.