Japanese Food Banks Cross Generational Lines to Meet Rising Demand for Assistance

Pension Payouts for Household with Self-Employed or Nonregular Worker as Main Earner

Iiyoshi Akiko, in blue, runs Food Bank Kanagawa’s events for single-parent households. (© Mochida Jōji)

People attending the events can request specific items to create order-made packages. (© Mochida Jōji)

Number of Food Items Seeing Price Hikes

Students line up ahead of a distribution event by Food Bank Kanagawa. (© Mochida Jōji)

Students’ Views on Loan-Based Scholarships

Attendees at a distribution event for students in Sagamihara look over vegetables and other items donated by local growers.

The male university student shows his selection of foods, including rice, something he says is “an essential item.” (© Mochida Jōji)