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Japan Is So Desperate to Increase Its Birth Rate That Tokyo Is Trying Out a New Idea: Free Daycare (www.xatakaon.com)

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[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

IIRC rent and food are relatively cheap compared to the US, and you don't have to own a car which is a pretty big savings.