A survey shows that nearly 60 percent of children in Japan's low-income households are bearing the brunt of recent higher prices in terms of education.

Kidsdoor, a non-profit organization whose mission is to address child poverty, conducted the survey this month among families it supports and 1,846 people responded.

A survey says about 40 percent of freelance performers cannot expect any income this month, as they are hit by cancellations of cultural events due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The survey was jointly conducted online last week by 10 organizations involved in theater, dance and music. More than 2,900 people responded to the survey.

Japan's government says it will pay up to about 80 dollars per person per day to businesses as income compensation for parents taking leave from work in response to temporary school closures that began nationwide.

The health and labor ministry on Monday revealed the details of a new subsidy system as the government strives to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.