In Japan, which is suffering from a declining birthrate, university tuition fees will be waived for children with 3 or more children.

The Japanese government has decided to provide free education up to university for households with three or more children. The aim is to halt the decline in the population due to the declining birthrate and aging of the population, and to raise the birth rate.
According to Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, etc., on the 7th, the Japanese government decided to exempt multi-child households with three or more children from paying their children's university tuition fees from 2025, regardless of income.
We have decided to provide a grant-type scholarship. These measures are scheduled to be included in the ``Children's Future Strategy'' to be approved by the Cabinet this month. Attend not only 4-year general universities but also junior colleges, technical colleges, etc.
Students will also be eligible for benefits. It has not yet been determined whether admission fees will also be waived. Currently, the Japanese government is offering tuition fee reductions or exemptions or stipends only for multi-child households with an annual income of less than 3.8 million yen.
Supports student fees. It was decided to expand the upper limit of income to 6 million yen from next year, but as recognition that the problem of the declining birthrate is becoming more serious, the income standard will be abolished from the year after next.
I decided to do it. According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the total fertility rate, which predicts the number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime, was 1.26 last year. Since statistics began in 1947,
The lowest value was recorded. In addition, the number of births fell below 800,000 for the first time in history last year, and in the first half of this year it remained at 352,240, down 4.1% from the same period last year. Total for this year
The fertility rate is expected to fall further. The Japanese government has also decided to increase the amount of ``Child Rearing Allowance'' provided to low-income households starting with the third child. Currently, up to 40,000 yen for the first child
The monthly allowance is 4,140 yen, up to 10,420 yen for the second child, and up to 6,250 yen for the third child. From 2025, the amount paid for a third child will be raised to 10,420 yen, the same as for a second child.
. The income limit for receiving the maximum amount will also be expanded from 1.6 million yen to 1.9 million yen per year. In addition to this, the Japanese government has also announced that low-income households that will not be able to benefit from the tax reduction that will be promoted from June next year will receive seven tax cuts.
The government is currently considering a plan to provide an additional 50,000 yen per child to households supporting children under 18, in addition to the one-time grant of 50,000 yen.