South Korea seeks role for companies in helping raise birthrate

Former industry minister looks to Japan's Itochu for ideas on family-friendly measures

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Japanese trading house Itochu provides free breakfast for employees daily from 6:30 am. (Photo by Takuya Fujisawa)

AKANE OKUTSU, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- South Korea is seeking mutually supportive arrangements between government and companies that can boost its low fertility rate, an official said Friday.

Joo Hyung-hwan, vice chairman of South Korea's Presidential Committee on Aging Society and Population Policy, visited the Japanese trading house Itochu on Friday to study practices that can enable employees to balance work and child care.

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