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Japan offers Tokyo families 1 million yen ($7,500) per child to move to rural areas

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Japan is offering families who live in Tokyo 1 million yen ($7,500) per child to move out of the capital and into small towns and villages.

This is a significant increase from the previous offer of 300,000 yen. The deal is an attempt to revive areas with declining birthrates and aging populations, as well as reducing pressure on public services in Tokyo, which has a population of 35 million.

Nikkei Asia reported that a total of 1,184 families received relocation support in fiscal year 2021. Japan hopes to get 10,000 families to moved from Tokyo to rural areas by 2027.

In order to qualify for the program, citizens must meet at least one of three requirements: employment at a small or midsize company in the area they relocate to, continuing their pre-relocation work via the Internet, or starting a business in their new area of residence.

Japan’s population fell by 644,000 in 2020-21 and they are expected to lose an estimated 37 million people by 2065. Births in the country have also fallen to it’s lowest levels since 1899.

ARTICLE: PAUL MURDOCH

MANAGING EDITOR: CARSON CHOATE

PHOTO CREDITS: THE GUARDIAN

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Paul, 37, is from Scotland in the UK, but currently lives and works in Bangkok. Paul has worked in different industries such as telemarketing, retail, hospitality, farming, insurance, and teaching, where he works now. He teaches at an all-girls High School in Bangkok. “It’s a lot of work, but I love my job.” Paul has an active interest in politics. His reason for writing for FBA is to offer people the facts and allow them to make up their own minds. Whilst he believes opinion columns have their place, it is also important that people can have accurate news with no bias.

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