From ramen to rent, Japan’s students struggle with soaring costs


From ramen to rent, Japan’s students struggle with soaring costs

by diacewrb

4 comments
  1. The key numbers:

    1. An Osaka-based non-profit known as D×P polled about 350 university students who receive scholarship grants.

    2. More than 90% of students on scholarships say they find it increasingly difficult to manage.

    3. More than three-quarters say the jump in food expenses makes it difficult to make ends meet.

    4. About 56% said they are not getting proper meals.

  2. Those days, 10-15 years ago I could survive by doing part-time 28 hours a week. Those were the old days.

    Now, not anymore.

  3. With the rising cost of premade stuff, I have had to cook a lot more.

    I used to cook, and bake for fun in the old days, now it’s a necessity just to get by.

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