And he said: "We cannot waste any time on policies for children and support for their upbringing. We must create an economic society for children first and change the birth rate".
He explained that the number of births decreased to less than 800,000 last year, adding: "Japan stands on the brink of whether we can continue to function as a society. Focusing attention on policies related to children and raising children is an issue that cannot wait and cannot be postponed".
The prime minister pledged to boost financial support for families with children, including more scholarships, and said he would work out a plan by June.
The Conservative leader said his policies, including the launch of the new Children and Families Agency in April, were designed to support parents and ensure their safety "sustainability" Economy.
Ultimately, Kishida said, he wanted the government to double its spending on programs related to children. "We must build a child-first social economy to reverse the low birth rate".
Features of the crisis
• 14 years ago, the population has been decreasing Japan Which is more than 125 million, and is expected to decrease to 86.7 million by 2060.
• Birth rates are declining in many developed countries in general, but in Japan the problem is acute because it has the second highest percentage in the world of people over the age of 65, after the small country of Monaco, according to data The World Bank.
• A declining and aging population has significant adverse effects on the economy and national security.
• Japan is the third largest economy in the world, but the cost of living is high and wage increases are slow.
• So far, efforts to encourage Japanese people to have more children have had limited impact, despite the payment of subsidies for pregnancy, childbirth and childcare. children.
• Some experts say government subsidies still tend to target parents who already have children, rather than removing difficulties that discourage young people from starting families.
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Kishida considered that Low birth rate And the country’s aging population “poses an urgent threat to society,” vowing to address this imbalance by establishing a new government agency.
“We cannot waste any time in terms of policies for children and support for their upbringing. We must create an economic society for children first and change the birth rate,” he said.
He explained that the number of births fell below 800,000 last year, adding: “Japan stands on the brink of whether we can continue to function as a society. Focusing attention on policies related to children and raising children is an issue that cannot wait and cannot be postponed.”
The prime minister pledged to boost financial support for families with children, including more scholarships, and said he would work out a plan by June.
The Conservative leader said his policies, including the launch of the new Children and Families Agency in April, were designed to support parents and ensure the “sustainability” of the economy.
Ultimately, Kishida said, he wanted the government to double spending on programs related to children. “We must build a child-first social economy to reverse the declining birth rate,” he said.
Features of the crisis
• 14 years ago, the population has been decreasing Japan Which is more than 125 million, and is expected to decrease to 86.7 million by 2060.
• Birth rates are declining in many developed countries in general, but in Japan the problem is acute because it has the second highest percentage in the world of people over the age of 65, after the small country of Monaco, according to data The World Bank.
• A declining and aging population has significant adverse effects on the economy and national security.
• Japan is the third largest economy in the world, but the cost of living is high and wage increases are slow.
• So far, efforts to encourage the Japanese to have more children have had limited impact, despite the payment of subsidies for pregnancy, childbirth and childcare. children.
• Some experts say government subsidies still tend to target parents who already have children, rather than removing difficulties that discourage young people from starting families.
