Japan scraps idea to woo women out of city with cash

Bureaucrats had envisioned payments of up to 600,000 yen ($4,140) for women who got married and settled outside of Tokyo as part of efforts to reduce a yawning countryside gender gap, local media reported.

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Japanese women hold banners to raise awareness about the status of women in Japan and around the world, as they take part in a March on the street during the International Women's Day in Tokyo, Japan on March 8, 2022. (David Mareuil / Anadolu Agency/ AFP)