More than 30 million people crowd the metropolitan area of the Japanese city of houses – and the number is growing.
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Tokyo If Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has his way, exodus from the city should really be worthwhile in future in Japan. In the fight against population decline in rural areas, the government is increasing the start-up aid for everyone moving from the capital Tokyo and its suburbs to structurally weak regions. In addition to basic support, there will be one million yen (7,000 euros) per child instead of the previous 300,000 yen.
A big city family of four can get up to the equivalent of 21,000 euros if they want to move to the country. The conditions: At least one person must have a job so that the already weakened regions are not additionally burdened with social security contributions. And recipients must commit to staying on site for at least five years.
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