M AEBASHI -- While the intense summer heat continues in Japan, nearly 80% of single parents said they intended to refrain from using air conditioners to save money, and a majority wanted their ...

Japan’s single parents struggle to raise children, survey finds. Osamu Murata (left), the acting chairman of nonprofit Ashinaga, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Wednesday.

Two-thirds of single parents say the post-break up “glow up” is real and another 82% feel like their best days are still ahead of them, according to new research.