Facing a critical population decline, Japan's government is introducing a four-day work week and programs to support parents. The move aims to improve work-life balance and address the country's low birth rate, one of the lowest in the world.
This country is testing a four-day work week to allow citizens to reproduce and avoid the nation's extinction
Additionally, it will implement a programme that will allow parents with children in Grades 1 through 3 to swap a portion of their compensation for the ability to clock out early. "Japan's fertility crisis predominantly stems from the increased freedom young people, especially women, are now privy to in modern societies. The Japanese government, known for its conservative legislation, has struggled to adapt with modern autonomy," wrote Vincent Mathew in academic article for the University of Michigan.
The nation's work culture is notoriously brutal with the existence of a term for those who die from exhaustion while working, karoshi.
JAPAN FERTILITY WORK-LIFE BALANCE POPULATION DECLINE WORK CULTURE
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