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Japan Offers Financial Incentives to Single Women for Rural Relocation

New initiative aims to balance gender demographics in countryside and address declining birth rates.

Overview

  • Government to provide up to $7,000 for women moving from Tokyo to rural areas.
  • Program includes coverage of travel expenses for matchmaking events.
  • Rural areas face a significant gender imbalance with fewer single women compared to men.
  • Japan's birth rate hit an all-time low, prompting various government measures.
  • Prime Minister Kishida calls declining birth rates the nation's gravest crisis.