Baby boomtown: does Nagi hold the secret to repopulating Japan? | Japan | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/29/baby-boomtown-does-nagi-hold-the-secret-to-repopulating-japan

>Fertility rate is more than twice the national average and nearly half of households have three or more children – thanks in no small part to generous daycare and an all-in approach to raising families

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Japan considering ¥10,000 monthly benefit for high-school age children | The Japan Times
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/05/24/national/child-benefit-increases/

>The expansion of the child benefits program is a key policy of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, aiming to stop the country's birthrate from declining further.

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Japan announces outline of 'unprecedented' child care policy | The Japan Times
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/03/31/national/child-care-measures-draft/

>The measures aimed at reversing Japan’s declining birthrate include beefing up child care allowances and expanding scholarships for college education.

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