A small Japanese town charges visitors to learn its baby-making tips
In a Japanese town with fewer than 6,000 people, the birth rate is double what it is in the country overall; it's nearly three, whereas the rest of Japan is only slightly above one.
That's as the population has fallen in the country over the last three decades. Last year, births in Japan fell to an"It is now or never when it comes to policies regarding births and child-rearing," Japanese Prime minister Fumio KishidaThat's why some call what's happening in the town of Nagi a miracle, The Wall Street Journal's Mijo Inadalast week, with people even treating the booming population as a tourist attraction.
But rather than a miracle, it's likely social safety net programs, including policies engineered toward affordable childcare, that's helping the population grow. Parents pay a maximum of $420 a month in daycare expenses for their first child, according to tourism guides, The Journal reported. For a second child, parents pay a maximum of $210, and aren't charged for any kids they have after that.
Additionally, parents in Nagi receive a stipend of $1,000 annually for each child they have enrolled in high school. On top of that, parents receivefollowing the birth of their children, which more than double with the birth of each successive child — i.e. an $879 payment for the first and a $3,518 payment for the third. The town also offers free medical care for all children, and
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