How Japan tries to solve its population problems, DW News
Japan s government wants families to move out of the crowded capital, Tokyo, and therefore has significantly boosted a onetime grant to kick things along. It s now worth 1 million yen per child, that is about 7, 500 US dollars. The incentive is part of an official push to breathe life into declining towns and villages. A whopping 30 percent of Japan s population now lives in greater Tokyo. Tens of thousands of people move there each year, hollowing out other parts of Japan which have aging populations. Can these efforts be a sustainable solution to some of Japans longterm demographic problems Subscribe: For more news go to: Follow DW on social media: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Twitch: Für Videos in d br, br,
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