Pandemic reveals hidden poverty in wealthy Japan

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 19, 2021 11:50 am

This picture taken on January 9, 2021 shows a volunteer of non-profit organisation Tenohasi holding a sign which reads 'medical consultation', to offer free help to those in need, at a park in the Ikebukuro district of Tokyo. AFP PHOTO

'A very Japanese system'

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