Increase to Childbirth and Childcare Lump-Sum Grant is latest proposed plan to boost birth rate.
declining birth rate
System has no family income restrictions and will address low birth rate, politicians hope.
Childbirth rates in Japan may be low, but couples are getting started earlier than before.
Panel says a reevaluation of how much housework and childcare Japanese men should do is necessary for reversing the country’s aging, shrinking population trend.
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