TOKYO -- As most Japanese companies and schools kick off a new fiscal year in April, the government has launched a new agency tasked with overseeing policies related to children and reversing the country's declining births.
New organization aims to create a youth-friendly society as births fall
An elementary school's yard in Tokyo: Japan has tasked a new agency with creating a "children-centric" society. © Reuters
TOKYO -- As most Japanese companies and schools kick off a new fiscal year in April, the government has launched a new agency tasked with overseeing policies related to children and reversing the country's declining births.