"Children from low-income families can't even play with their friends?" After-school divisions among elementary school students are more serious than the "experience gap," and children's education has become a pay-to-play game

According to a survey on children's education funds released by Sony Life Insurance in March 2024, "out-of-school education expenses" averaged 17,593 yen per child per month, the highest amount since the survey began in 2015. Out-of-school education...