Businesses, support groups aim to lend hand to single mothers in Japan

With Japanese society increasingly aware of the child poverty problem in its midst, a growing number of businesses and nonprofit organizations in the country are taking steps to help single mothers raising children alone.Help offered ranges from free consultations about legal matters like custody and alimony to assistance in searching for jobs and places to live.In late April in Tokyo, a support group named "Mama United" held an inauguration event for its operation aiming at providing single mothers with free legal advice and other useful information. Some 30 people, including women with sm…READ FULL ARTICLE