On Monday, Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida said the country’s low birthrate and ageing population pose an urgent risk to society.On Monday, Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida said the country’s low birthrate and ageing population pose an urgent risk to society.Last modified on Tue 24 Jan 2023 07.11 GMT
“Japan is on the verge of whether we can continue to function as a society,” he said, adding that addressing the stubbornly low birthrate “cannot wait and cannot be postponed”.Overcoming Japan’s demographic crisis has proved insurmountable for occupants of the Kantei – the prime minister’s office – long before Kishida moved in last autumn.
Under loose plans that reportedly won’t be outlined until March, families will receive bigger child allowances and working parents will have access to more after-school childcare. There will be reforms that will make it easier for parents to take leave to raise families – all funded by a promised doubling in spending on children that will be finalised in June.
Her skepticism goes to the heart of Kishida’s challenge – one on which he has chosen to stake considerable political capital as he battles record-low approval ratings.
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