When Hiroko Kondo opened Japan’s first children’s café (kodomo shokudo) in 2012 she had no idea the impact it would have. Owner of a vegetable shop called Kimagure Yaoya Dandan, she decided to use the space to create an environment where children — either living in relative poverty or left alone in the evenings — … Continue reading Japan’s Hidden Crisis: 1 in 6 Children are Living in Relative Poverty