Japan's government is seeking to revitalize the population by spreading out where people live. The Japanese government, saddled with an aging population and an alarming population decline in the rural ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan is offering families 1 million yen (approximately $7,627) per child to move out of Tokyo in hopes of reducing overcrowding.

The Japanese government is significantly boosting the amount of money it is offering families to leave the bustling metropolis and move to rural areas that are experiencing population declines. The ...

For the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents decades ago, this week is perhaps the best shot they’ve had in years of substantive progress. Not only does Japan have a new prime ...

The Japanese government is offering families 1 million yen (~$7,700) per child if they move out of Tokyo, the country's capital, CNN reports. The incentive is part of an effort to get residents to ...

The Japanese government will give families up to 1 million yen ($7,670) per child if they opt to move out of Tokyo, according to multiple media reports. The government was already offering 300,000 yen ...

Japanese officials are offering cash incentives to convince families to leave the country’s capital of Tokyo for “unfashionable” rural areas. Beginning in April, families will be offered $7,700 per ...

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