Japanese customers see education costs in Japan rise according to recent survey

"The average education cost of some 5,400 families with school-age and older children that gave valid responses to a survey in July was 1,982,000 yen, up 52,000 yen from the previous year, boosting their ratio to household income, which is declining amid a sluggish economy, from 33.7%, Japan Finance Corp. said.


Source: Education burdens on rise among Japanese families
Sunday 21st November, 04:57 AM JST
Japan Today
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