Only two political parties this election are pledging to take full action on child poverty, according to a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization.
Global child support group Ashinaga Ikueikai said a survey of party platforms found that only the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party have plans to address all aspects of the problem.
In 2012, roughly one in six children in Japan, or 16 percent, was judged to be living in poverty — the most on record.
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