Japan's capital pours $13bn into child care support as births fall

Measures include monthly payments and egg-freezing subsidy

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All Tokyo families will be eligible to receive $38 a month for each child aged 18 or younger under the proposed budget. © Reuters

TOMOYA USHIYAMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The Tokyo metropolitan government on Friday unveiled a record-breaking budget proposal for fiscal 2023 that earmarks 1.65 trillion yen ($12.7 billion) for measures to help families who are raising children or planning to do so.

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