TOKYO, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) – On Thursday (January 5), the Bureau ofnewsJapan’s Kyodo News reports that the Tokyo metropolitan government plans to allocate a monthly subsidy of 5,000 yen per child aged 18 and under to address the problem of high housing rates in the capital.
The plan will cover approximately 1.93 million children who are eligible for monthly benefits. regardless of family income And starting from the fiscal year 2023 it aims to stem the sharp drop in the birth rate.
The report said the Tokyo metropolitan government is considering funding the necessary funds for aid. under the FY 2023 budget, which begins this April.
On Wednesday (January 4), Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike In a New Year’s speech, she said that the declining birth rate is a serious situation that will shake the foundations of society. She stressed that the number of new births in 2022 is expected to fall below 800,000 for the first time. And 11 years faster than expected
“We can not wait anymore. Tokyo will take the lead in taking specific measures,” Koike said.
