55 h. ago Japanese mum, 34, struggles to raise 6 sons, spends US$4,600 a month on family

A woman in eastern Japan with six handsome sons has been coping with the enormous challenge of spending 700,000 yen (US$4,600) a month to keep her family afloat. Recently, the Japanese variety show Mum’s Secret Garden produced by ABEMA featured the 34-year-old mother. Her name is Monko and she is from Chiba prefecture just east of Tokyo, and she went viral thanks to her beautiful looks. At just 16, she reportedly gave birth to her first son, Ryuki, and dropped out of school to care for...

Economics

7 d. ago ‘I’m heartbroken my son did this,’ Malaysia school stabbing suspect’s dad says

The father of the 14-year-old student who stabbed a girl to death at a school in Bandar Utama, Malaysia’s Selangor state, said he was heartbroken over the incident. “I am heartbroken my son did this. “I know that no matter what I say, it’s useless. No matter what I do, I can’t get their daughter back. I don’t know how to face them,” said the emotionally distraught man, according to China Press. The father said that his son was introverted and didn’t talk much. He couldn’t believe his son would...

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2 w. ago China mum whose kids were thrown from 15th floor by their dad reveals new romance

The heartbroken Chinese mother whose son and daughter were killed when they were thrown from their 15th floor home by their father five years ago has announced a new romantic relationship, sparking controversy online. Tragedy struck on November 2, 2020, when Chen Meilin’s children, her two-year-old daughter Xuexue and one-year-old son Ruirui, were thrown out of the window of their father’s 15th-floor flat in southwestern China’s Chongqing Municipality. The father, Zhang Bo, committed the...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong mother sues school, Education Bureau, for mistreating autistic son

A Hong Kong mother has sued a primary school and education authorities for HK$2.95 million in damages, claiming her autistic son underwent “inhumane” treatment before being arbitrarily barred from attending classes. The parent filed the lawsuit at the District Court on Thursday alleging that Yaumati Kaifong Association School had deprived her 10-year-old son of educational opportunities and mistreated him by locking him up in a room for several hours on multiple occasions. She also took the...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong mother sues school, authorities for allegedly mistreating autistic son

A Hong Kong mother has sued a primary school and education authorities for HK$2.95 million in damages, claiming her autistic son underwent “inhumane” treatment before being arbitrarily barred from attending classes. The parent filed the lawsuit at the District Court on Thursday alleging that Yaumati Kaifong Association School had deprived her 10-year-old son of educational opportunities and mistreated him by locking him up in a room for several hours on multiple occasions. She also took the...

Culture

3 w. ago Chinese mother embroiders floral Nike logo on son’s school bag; brand sends gift

A Chinese mother who embroidered a Nike logo on her son’s bag because of their financial situation during his school days has been awarded for her efforts by the brand. The man, now 23, from northwestern China’s Shaanxi province, surnamed Liu, posted an old photo of his school bag from junior secondary school on social media on September 9. The red bag has a giant floral-patterned Nike Swoosh logo on it. Liu said many of his classmates in junior secondary school had genuine Nike school bags,...

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