Japan looks to expand child subsidies to fight falling birthrate

Ruling parties call for bigger payouts as inflation squeezes families

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Students walk to school in Osaka. Japan provides cash subsidies to parents raising children up to middle-school age. (Photo by Atsushi Ooka)

KAZUHIRO OGAWA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The Japanese government will discuss expanding cash payouts to families with children amid rising inflation as the country struggles to reverse its falling birthrate.

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