To Overcome Low Birth Rate, Japan Govt Plans to Offer 6,00,000 Yen to Newlyweds
4 years, 3 months ago

To Overcome Low Birth Rate, Japan Govt Plans to Offer 6,00,000 Yen to Newlyweds

News 18  

In order to overcome the low birth rate, Japan has come up with a financial policy for its newly weds. The Japanese government will provide 6,00,000 yen to cover the living cost of couples from coming April, if they decide to stay in the municipalities, which have adopted the government’s ‘Newlyweds and New Life Support Project’, reports Japan Today. Under the current policy, couples under the age of 35 with a combined income of 4.8 million yen get a coverage of 3,00,000 yen, hence taking their fight against the falling birthrate another level ahead, the government has doubled the rate. ‘An economic incentive is deemed effective to encourage people to marry since 29.1 per cent of single men aged 25 to 34 and 17.8 per cent of single women cited lack of marriage funds as a reason they stayed unmarried in a 2015 survey by the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research’, states the report. Late marriage and rising rates of unmarried people are also two major reasons for the low birth rate.

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Japan’s birth rate hits alarming new low in first half of 2024
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan’s birth rate hits alarming new low in first half of 2024

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Japan marked 350,074 births between January to June, which …

Japan drops plan to offer money to Tokyo women to move to rural areas
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan drops plan to offer money to Tokyo women to move to rural areas

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Japanese government on Friday …

Japan's population declines for 15th consecutive year, birth rates hit a record low
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Japan's population declines for 15th consecutive year, birth rates hit a record low

India TV News  

Tokyo: Japan's total population marked the 15th straight year of decline, according to government data released on Wednesday, dropping by more than half a million as the population ages and births remain low. The data also showed that the 11 per cent increase in foreign residents helped their population surpass 3 million for the first time. While foreign residents increased …

Japan's population falls for the 15th year in a row. Births hit a record low, deaths a record high
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Japan's population falls for the 15th year in a row. Births hit a record low, deaths a record high

The Independent  

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Japan’s birth rate hits critical level as population warned of ‘last chance to reverse trend’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan’s birth rate hits critical level as population warned of ‘last chance to reverse trend’

The Independent  

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Japan’s birth rate falls to a record low as the number of marriages also drops
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan’s birth rate falls to a record low as the number of marriages also drops

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s birth rate fell to a new low for the eighth straight year in 2023, according to Health Ministry data released on Wednesday. According to the latest statistics, Japan’s fertility rate — the average number of babies a woman is expected to have in her lifetime — stood at 1.2 last year. Separately, the data shows that the …

Tokyo's local government will launch a dating app to try and boost Japan's falling birth rate
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Tokyo's local government will launch a dating app to try and boost Japan's falling birth rate

ABC  

In short: Japan's capital Tokyo will develop a dating app to try and help boost the country's falling birth rate. Japan's capital Tokyo will develop a dating app to try and help boost the country's falling birth rate. Japan's capital Tokyo will launch its own dating app as part of government efforts to boost the plunging national birth rate. "We …

Countries in Asia are spending millions to reverse falling fertility rates. But throwing money at the issue isn't working
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Countries in Asia are spending millions to reverse falling fertility rates. But throwing money at the issue isn't working

ABC  

The country with the lowest fertility rate in the world is considering paying parents 100 million won in cash for each baby born. "Through this survey, we plan to re-evaluate the country's birth promotion policies to determine whether direct financial subsidies could be an effective solution," the commission said. Japan proposes student loans and more childcare The next few years …

Japan records lowest births in 2023; govt says declining birth rate at ‘critical state’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan records lowest births in 2023; govt says declining birth rate at ‘critical state’

The Hindu  

The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for an eighth straight year to a new low, government data showed Tuesday, and a top official said it was critical for the country to reverse the trend in the coming half-dozen years. The number of marriages fell by 5.9% to 489,281 couples, falling below a half-million for the first …

Births in Japan fall to a record low as fewer couples marry
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Births in Japan fall to a record low as fewer couples marry

LA Times  

A woman and child in Tokyo in 2021. The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for an eighth straight year to a new low, government data showed. The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for an eighth straight year to a new low, government data showed Tuesday, and a top official said it was …

Record numbers of parents in Japan say they will stop having children amid financial struggles
1 year, 1 month ago

Record numbers of parents in Japan say they will stop having children amid financial struggles

The Independent  

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In Japan, a third of today's 18-year-old women may not have children: Study
1 year, 3 months ago

In Japan, a third of today's 18-year-old women may not have children: Study

The Hindu  

About a third of 18-year-old women in Japan may never have children, a government institute said on Wednesday, in the latest data spelling an uphill battle to reverse a dwindling population in the world's third-largest economy. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in June promised to tackle the population crisis with "unprecedented" measures including bigger payouts for families with three or more …

Inside Japan’s ‘miracle town,’ where the birth rate is soaring amid a demographic crisis
1 year, 4 months ago

Inside Japan’s ‘miracle town,’ where the birth rate is soaring amid a demographic crisis

LA Times  

For decades, this lush mountain town’s specialty was growing rice, black soybeans and satoimo, a taro root that features widely in Japanese cuisine and serves as the town’s official mascot. In a nation struggling with record low birth rates and population decline, Nagi has become known as a “miracle town,” where nearly half of the households have three or more …

ASIA | How can Japan solve its population problem?
1 year, 4 months ago

ASIA | How can Japan solve its population problem?

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 04, 2023 14:34 IST - 5 MINS READ The latest numbers on Japan’s population trend make for dismal reading—the number of people who died in 2022 was roughly twice as high as the number of births. With the news of Japan’s population decline growing ever more grim, the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced a …

Japan's Declining Population Accelerates Demographic Crisis. Is it Boon for Immigrants?
1 year, 4 months ago

Japan's Declining Population Accelerates Demographic Crisis. Is it Boon for Immigrants?

News 18  

Japan population fell by more than 8 lakhs in the past year signalling signs of growing population crisis in the country. The demographic concern for the world’s third-largest economy comes at two levels- lower birth rate and a large elderly population. Japan’s population has been in steady decline since its economic boom in the 1980s, with a fertility rate of …

Japan records steepest population decline while number of foreign residents hits new high
1 year, 4 months ago

Japan records steepest population decline while number of foreign residents hits new high

The Hindu  

Japan's population declined in all of its 47 prefectures for the first time in a record drop, while its number of foreign residents hit a new high, reaching almost three million people, according to government data released Wednesday, highlighting the increasing role that non-Japanese people play in the shrinking and aging country. Japan's total population was 125.41 million, down just …

Japan birth rate hits record low amid concerns over shrinking and aging population
1 year, 6 months ago

Japan birth rate hits record low amid concerns over shrinking and aging population

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s birth rate declined for a seventh consecutive year in 2022 to a record low of 1.26, the Health Ministry said Friday, adding to a sense of urgency in a country where the government is seen as too slow to take measures to address its rapidly shrinking and aging population. The average number of children a woman gives …

Japan’s birth rate drops to fresh record low
1 year, 6 months ago

Japan’s birth rate drops to fresh record low

Al Jazeera  

Japan’s birth rate declined for the seventh consecutive year in 2022 to a record low, the health ministry has said, underscoring the sense of crisis gripping the country as the population shrinks and ages rapidly. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has made arresting the country’s sliding birth rate a top priority and his government, despite high levels of debt, plans to …

Delaying marriage, kids, factor of low birth rate
1 year, 8 months ago

Delaying marriage, kids, factor of low birth rate

China Daily  

Chinese people predominantly prefer to have fewer babies and to provide the best possible conditions for bringing up their children, China's top health authority said on Tuesday, adding that more efforts will be made to encourage young people to get married and have children at adequate ages. The National Health Commission made the comments in response to a national political …

Delaying marriage, kids, factor of low birth rate
1 year, 8 months ago

Delaying marriage, kids, factor of low birth rate

China Daily  

Chinese people predominantly prefer to have fewer babies and to provide the best possible conditions for bringing up their children, China's top health authority said on Tuesday, adding that more efforts will be made to encourage young people to get married and have children at adequate ages. The National Health Commission made the comments in response to a national political …

Japan: Half of unmarried people under 30 do not want kids
1 year, 8 months ago

Japan: Half of unmarried people under 30 do not want kids

Firstpost  

The number of babies born in Japan in 2022 fell to a new record low for the seventh consecutive year, dropping below 800,000 for the first time since records began in 1899, government data showed late last month. Of the 400 respondents between 18 to 29 years old, 49.4 per cent said they do not want children, the highest percentage …

Japan wants 85% of male workers to take paternity leave, but fathers are wary. Why?
1 year, 8 months ago

Japan wants 85% of male workers to take paternity leave, but fathers are wary. Why?

Firstpost  

Tokyo: There are only a few takers of Japan’s lucrative paternity leave policy. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged to lift up the number of men taking paternity leave from a mere 14 per cent to 50 per cent by 2025. However, not many Japanese male workers are “afraid” to avail the benefits of paternity leave as they think …

Japan targets 85% of male workers to take paternity leave by 2030 as population crisis deepens
1 year, 9 months ago

Japan targets 85% of male workers to take paternity leave by 2030 as population crisis deepens

Firstpost  

Tokyo: Concerned over the low birth rate in the country, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Friday to implement measures including allowing 85 per cent of male workers who have a child to take paternity leave by fiscal 2030 to tackle the falling birthrate. The number of babies born in Japan in 2022 fell to a new record low for …

Japan PM Kishida Pledges Aid in 'Last Chance' to Boost Birthrate
1 year, 9 months ago

Japan PM Kishida Pledges Aid in 'Last Chance' to Boost Birthrate

News 18  

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday pledged to boost child allowances and paid parental leave as he warned the country faced its “last chance” to tackle a declining population. The country is the world’s second oldest, after tiny Monaco, and in January Kishida warned Japan was “on the verge of whether we can continue to function as a society.” …

What Japan is planning to stop the country from ‘disappearing’?
1 year, 9 months ago

What Japan is planning to stop the country from ‘disappearing’?

Live Mint  

Japan will “disappear” if action is not taken to curb its slowing birthrate, a senior adviser to the Japanese prime minister has warned. The comment comes as last week the health ministry pointed out that country's birth rate has hit a new record low, with just 799,728 births in 2022, the lowest number on record and the first time it …

Japan PM under fire for linking loans to having babies
1 year, 9 months ago

Japan PM under fire for linking loans to having babies

Deccan Chronicle  

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has come under fire for his party's proposal to reduce student debt for those who have children, as the country struggles to raise its low birthrate. Kishida has pledged "unprecedented" measures to tackle the country's perennially low birthrate, and his Liberal Democratic Party is reportedly drafting a set of policy recommendations on the issue …

Japan’s new birth declines again, plunging to a record low
1 year, 9 months ago

Japan’s new birth declines again, plunging to a record low

Firstpost  

Tokyo: Japan recorded the biggest fall in new births last year as the number of babies dropped below 800,000 for the first time since records began in 1899, government data revealed on Tuesday. The number of deaths last year “hit a record high of 1,582,033, up 129,744.” Since 1973, when the number of new births peaked at around 2.09 million, …

Bereft of love: Japanese people have lost 'romantic ability' leading to low birth, marriage rates, says politician
1 year, 9 months ago

Bereft of love: Japanese people have lost 'romantic ability' leading to low birth, marriage rates, says politician

Firstpost  

Narise Ishida, a member of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party from Mie Prefectural Assembly, suggested that the government should conduct a survey to determine people’s ‘romantic ability’ Tokyo: Japan’s plummeting birth and marriage rate is not a result of the high cost of maintaining a family, but owing to people’s lack of “romantic ability”, claimed a Japanese politician. Narise Ishida, a …

Why money will not be enough to address Japan’s baby crisis
1 year, 9 months ago

Why money will not be enough to address Japan’s baby crisis

Al Jazeera  

Japanese women are having children later in life worried that motherhood will end their careers. “It’s not easy for Japanese women to balance having a career and raising a family because we will have to choose between them.” Japan is facing one of the world’s major demographic crises, with the number of annual births dipping below 800,000 for the first …

After doubling defence budget, Japan will spend twice that on making babies
1 year, 10 months ago

After doubling defence budget, Japan will spend twice that on making babies

Firstpost  

Fumio Kishida said that he will spend 20 trillion Yen on ‘baby boom’ measures, including ‘marriage support concierges’ – a service where people are tasked with offering help and counselling to couples Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced plans to spend twice the country’s defence budget to support young couples who wish to have babies in a bid …

Japan’s PM says country is ‘on the brink’ over ageing society and falling birth rates
1 year, 11 months ago

Japan’s PM says country is ‘on the brink’ over ageing society and falling birth rates

The Independent  

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‘Now or never’: Kishida says Japan has to act on population drop
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Now or never’: Kishida says Japan has to act on population drop

Al Jazeera  

Kishida says government will take steps to tackle the slowing birth rate, which fell to a record low in 2021. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Japan must take urgent steps to address the country’s declining birth rate, and that it was “now or never” for the world’s oldest society. Kishida said a new government agency to tackle the issue …

It's 'now or never' to stop Japan's shrinking population: PM Fumio Kishida
1 year, 11 months ago

It's 'now or never' to stop Japan's shrinking population: PM Fumio Kishida

India Today  

Japanese Prime minister Fumio Kishida pledged on Monday to take urgent steps to tackle the country's declining birth rate, saying it was "now or never" for one of the world's oldest societies. Births plunged to a new record low last year, according to official estimates, dropping below 800,000 for the first time - a watershed moment that came eight years …

Japan’s birth rate falls to another record low in 2020
3 years, 6 months ago

Japan’s birth rate falls to another record low in 2020

CNN  

CNN — The number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low last year, the health ministry said on Friday, as more couples put off marriage and starting a family amid a global pandemic. The coronavirus outbreak has hit birth rates around the world, including in the United States, despite early speculation that pandemic-related lockdowns may lead to …

Japan birth rate hits record low
3 years, 6 months ago

Japan birth rate hits record low

The Independent  

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Facing Depopulation Threat, Japan Will Use AI Technology to Pair Singles Based on 'Emotional Quotient'
4 years ago

Facing Depopulation Threat, Japan Will Use AI Technology to Pair Singles Based on 'Emotional Quotient'

News 18  

As Japan faces the looming threat of depopulation, the country might be taking help of technology to save its people. A report by DailyMail says although the scheme might not evoke thoughts of romance, the AI technology can match a wider and smarter range of potential suitors, the cabinet official said. The project comes after Japan’s new Prime Minister Yoshihide …

Japan to pay for IVF to try and stop population crisis
4 years, 1 month ago

Japan to pay for IVF to try and stop population crisis

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In a bid to reverse …

为鼓励结婚生育 日本将为新婚夫妇发放4万元补贴
4 years, 3 months ago

为鼓励结婚生育 日本将为新婚夫妇发放4万元补贴

China Daily  

为了鼓励人们结婚生育，日本政府可谓是使尽了招数。最近日本政府又宣布，将为新婚夫妇提供多达60万日元的结婚补助金，助其轻松开启新生活。 Photo by Kristin Wilson on Unsplash Newly married couples can receive up to 600,000 yen to cover their rent and other costs to start a new life from next April if they live in a municipality adopting Japan's newlywed support program, government sources said Sunday. 日本政府消息人士9月20日透露，居住在实施新婚补助计划的市町村的新婚夫妇，从2021年4月起可以获得最高60万日元（约合人民币3.9万元）的补贴来开启新生活，用以支付房租和其他费用。 As the nation's ultralow birth rate is attributed mainly to the tendency that …

为鼓励结婚生育 日本将为新婚夫妇发放4万元补贴
4 years, 3 months ago

为鼓励结婚生育 日本将为新婚夫妇发放4万元补贴

China Daily  

为了鼓励人们结婚生育，日本政府可谓是使尽了招数。最近日本政府又宣布，将为新婚夫妇提供多达60万日元的结婚补助金，助其轻松开启新生活。 Photo by Kristin Wilson on Unsplash Newly married couples can receive up to 600,000 yen to cover their rent and other costs to start a new life from next April if they live in a municipality adopting Japan's newlywed support program, government sources said Sunday. 日本政府消息人士9月20日透露，居住在实施新婚补助计划的市町村的新婚夫妇，从2021年4月起可以获得最高60万日元（约合人民币3.9万元）的补贴来开启新生活，用以支付房租和其他费用。 As the nation's ultralow birth rate is attributed mainly to the tendency that …

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