Japan: The government is offering almost 7,500 euros per child to families to leave Tokyo

The Japanese government is offering about 7,500 euros ($7,500) per child to families who agree to move outside Tokyo in an effort to ease congestion in the capital.

The Japanese government is giving the above incentive by significantly increasing the amount compared to the previous similar decision where those concerned received about 2,000 euros (300,000 yen), according to the Guardian website.

The new initiative will come into effect next April, as part of the government’s drive to boost the population of declining towns and villages.

Although Tokyo’s population fell for the first time last year – a trend partly attributed to the coronavirus pandemic – policymakers believe more needs to be done to decongest the city and encourage people to start new lives in “non- modern’ parts of the country that have been affected by the aging, shrinking population and the migration of younger people to Tokyo, Osaka and other big cities.

The amount will be given to families living in one of the 23 central Tokyo wards and the neighboring prefectures of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa.

To receive the benefits, families must move outside the greater Tokyo area, although some could also receive the money if they relocate to mountainous areas within the city limits, Kyodo news agency reported, citing officials.

About 1,300 municipalities – about 80% of the total – have joined the program, hoping to benefit from diseases that wish to change lives by choosing a more quality one.

However, families who think it will be an easy fee are wrong. A condition for this allowance is that they have lived in their new homes for at least five years and that a family member has set up a new business. Those who leave before the five years have passed will need to repay the aid.

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