THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 20, 2022 at 07:30 JST
A local authority in Noheji, Aomori Prefecture, provides menstrual sanitary products for free in a female toilet at a junior high school. (Ayaka Kibi)
A survey on “period poverty” by the health ministry found that 8 percent of women in Japan had experienced difficulties acquiring menstrual sanitary products due to financial reasons since the COVID-19 pandemic flared. [Read More]
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