Japan aging boy name

Japan established the Children and Families Agency (CFA) to support and oversee birth and childhood policies.

The CFA, which was tasked with solving the problems of Japan’s falling birth rates and child-rearing policies, will work under the government. Ogura Masanobu, Minister of State for Children’s Policy, will be responsible for the CFA.

Ogura said that the CFA will focus on accelerating the transformation towards a child-centered society. The agency will work to combat falling birth rates and parenting challenges and to support families in this field.

The CFA, which will bring together public departments and child-related units spread across different ministries, will aim to break down the bureaucratic walls in its field.

BIRTH RATE HAS BEEN FALLING RAPIDLY

In the East Asian country of Japan, the annual number of births fell below 800,000 for the first time in 2022.
As of early 2023, 29% of Japan’s 124.77 million people are 65 years of age or older, and 11.6% are between 0 and 14 years of age.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio announced in February that Japan was about to lose its social functions due to falling birth rates and would focus on child policies this year. Describing the facilitation of parenting as “the most effective investment for the future,” Kishida promised “a child-first economy and society” to reverse the birth rate situation. (AA)