Japanese government offers families 1M yen a child to leave Tokyo

Re:Japanese government offers families 1M yen a child to lea... by knaik94 on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @10:36AM (#34232744)

I converted the value to USD to see if it changes the article title. 1,000,000 Japanese Yen equals 7,646.05 United States Dollar Jan 3, 3:27 PM UTC.

Japanese government offers families 7,500 dollars a child to leave Tokyo.

I don't think the work culture in Japan allows the teleworking situation that the government expects. The goal of 10,000 people out of 13 million by 2027 also seems wildly ineffective for the described objective. I don't know if I agree with even 3 million yen being generous for this kind of relocation. There's a condition where the people have to return the money if they relocate within five years.

Is there a cultural motivation I am missing?

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Re:Japanese government offers families 1M yen a child to lea... by MuffinFlavored on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @10:42AM (#34232850)

What is one place that is near Tokyo that would be of "milder" inconvenience that the government most likely wants them to go to?

Is it that the population of Tokyo just loves the convenience? Would be hard to ask people to give up what they know for an alternative.

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Re:Japanese government offers families 1M yen a child to lea... by chaorace on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @01:03PM (#34235154)

I think the goal is injecting bodies into the surrounding economies, rather being an attempt to substantially reduce the population of Tokyo proper.

-10,000 is trivial compared to 13 million, but even +20 to a nearby farming community is substantial (then multiply that impact by x500).

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