Aging Japan opens Children and Families Agency: 5 things to know

New organization aims to create a youth-friendly society as births fall

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An elementary school's yard in Tokyo: Japan has tasked a new agency with creating a "children-centric" society. © Reuters

KENTARO IWAMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

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.

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