Tokyo is giving its employees a 4-day workweek to try to boost record-low fertility – Japan faces a declining fertility rate. It had just 758,631 births last year, a record low.
https://www.businessinsider.com/tokyo-introducing-four-day-workweek-aims-boost-fertility-babies-japan-2024-12
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>As Japan grapples with a record-low [fertility rate](https://www.businessinsider.com/world-faces-a-low-fertility-future-hit-global-economy-report-2024-3), Toyko’s government is trying new strategies to try to encourage women to have more children.
>The capital’s government is introducing a [four-day workweek](https://www.businessinsider.com/major-4-day-work-week-trial-had-practically-no-drawbacks-2024-7#:~:text=%22When%20workers%20are%20better%20rested,loss%20of%20pay%2C%20told%20BI.) starting in April next year, in effect offering state employees a three-day weekend.
curious to see how that gets abused. Probably by cramming all the time lost into those remaining 4 days.
A 4-day workweek might ease stress,but maybe affordable childcare and better parental leave policies should be next on the agenda and also the housing costs are huge barriers to starting families.
I think it’s a great start to actually show that there are ways you can enjoy your family. It breaks my heart when to working parents send their kid to daycare and you see your child awake for literally like 2 hours a day. That’s disgusting.
Luckily kids these days needs to cared for on weekends only.