Assistance and Support

For a maximum period of 4 years, this program provides financial support for single parents who are studying at a training institute to obtain a qualification that enhances their employability. El…

This program subsidizes the cost incurred by a single parent when he or she enters into a child support guarantee contract with a guarantor company. Eligibility Criteria Single parents living i…

A place where parents and their infants or children can visit at any time and play freely, it also serves as a base for community childcare support activities. A Place for Parents and Children to In…

When parents or guardians are temporarily unable to care for their child at home due to illness or childcare fatigue, they may ask for their child to be placed in the care of a foster home institutio…

When a single-parent family or a widow/widower needs:    (1) temporary daily living support such as help with housework or childcare due to job hunting, temporary illness (excluding infectious diseas…

This system provides assistance to those who are struggling, due to financial reasons, to pay for necessary expenses such as school lunches (at public elementary and junior high schools only) and sch…

When a person enrolled the Employees' Pension Plan (including those enrolled in a Mutual Aid association for a period of time) dies, this pension is paid to surviving family members, such as a spouse…

These government-subsidized childcare facilities are operated by companies for the children of their employees.   If a regional quota is established, local children in need of childcare can also use …