New ‘Families’ Find Support in Communal Living Beyond Bloodlines, Look for Other Ways to Bond as Household Size Decreases

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Japanese lives have undergone dramatic changes in the 80 years since the end of World War II and the almost 100 years since the beginning of the Showa era (1926-89).The Yomiuri Shimbun explores the front lines of “family,” which is directly connected to our daily lives.

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