The Ones Left Behind: Rionne McAvoy’s Doc Captures Hidden Poverty in Japan

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1. >The Australian filmmaker tackles an issue that makes uncomfortable viewing at times in ‘The Ones Left Behind: The Plight of Single Mothers in Japan.’

   > Japan’s overall child poverty rate is above the OECD average, and nearly half of the 1.4 million single-parent households live below the poverty line despite around 85 percent of such parents being in work.

2. “children on poverty doesn’t exist because we refuse to acknowledge them!” – Japanese government probably.

3. I just watched Naomi Kawase’s True Mothers and even First Love, works that deal with how tough it is for mothers in Japan. Wish I can see this too.

4. It’s amazing how much Japan’s politicians hate their country. They literally do nothing for their citizens but raise taxes.

   Ediy: the foreign nationalists that love the j gov abs feel the need to defend it with their ignorance never cease to amaze me.
   Look around and read the news, do Japanese people seem happy?

5. I first learned about this problem a few years back. I taught a kind older man that worked and funded an organization that gave grants to just these type of children for schooling. That old dude had some sad stories to tell.

6. It’s crazy how some NPOs didn’t want to be featured. That stigma runs deep.

7. [Japan: A Story of Love and Hate](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPpQ1BPOLyE) was another rare look into poverty in Japan