Japan Offers Financial Incentives to Single Women for Rural Relocation

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

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.