"The average cost per child to enroll at and finish both high school and college rose 521,000 yen to 10,598,000 yen, and many families are cutting travel, leisure and other expenses to have enough money for education, it said."
Source: Education burdens on rise among Japanese families
Sunday 21st November, 04:57 AM JST
Japan Today
http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/education-burdens-on-rise-among-japanese-families