North Gyeongsang Province sends special envoy to learn about Japan's measures to combat declining birthrates (South Korea)

North Gyeongsang Province, located in the southeastern part of South Korea, has sent a special envoy to Tottori Prefecture and Nagi Town in Okayama Prefecture, Japan, which are known as excellent local governments in terms of measures to combat the declining birthrate, in order to benchmark examples of measures to combat the declining birthrate.
Through this exchange, the government will also strengthen cooperation with local governments in Japan. On the 25th, North Gyeongsang Province announced that Kim Min-Seok, director of the policy office, and Ahn Seong-Ryeol, head of the low birthrate countermeasure headquarters, met on the 24th.
The special envoys, including the governor of North Gyeongsang Province, visited Japan for four days and three nights. The visit followed a telephone conversation between North Gyeongsang Province Governor Lee Cheol-woo and Tottori Prefecture Governor Shinji Hirai regarding cooperation in combating the declining birthrate.
The special envoys met with Governor Hirai on the 25th to discuss the promotion of the sister city affiliation, with the aim of expanding economic and cultural exchanges, including measures to combat the declining birthrate.
They also participated in a conference of experts on measures to combat the declining birthrate hosted by Tottori Prefecture, where they shared strategies for combating the declining birthrate from both municipalities and discussed building a cooperative framework, including co-hosting an international forum.
On the 26th, he will visit Nagi Town in Okayama Prefecture, which has achieved the miracle of a birth rate of 2.95, and inspect the "Shigoto Konbini" (Work Convenience Store), a facility that supports women in finding employment. This facility is known for increasing employment opportunities for women.
Taking inspiration from this, North Gyeongsang Province is also planning to begin trial operations of "North Gyeongsang Province Business Convenience Stores" in the second half of the year. The first store will open in Gumi City.
In addition, the delegation visited Nagi Child Home, a free childcare facility run by the town of Nagi, and
The tour will inspect examples of excellent policies such as this childcare method and "Childcare Support Smile," in which local residents look after children.