Many people nowadays are reluctant to get married. From wanting to focus on building their careers to not feeling the need to get tied for life with someone else, there are several reasons why one chooses to not get married or to get married at an older age.
Japan is currently battling such a situation where people are unwilling to get married or are marrying at an age where they can no longer have children of their own, thereby reducing the country’s overall birth rate.
To encourage people to get married, the Japanese government is offering up to 600,000 Yen (Rs 4.2 Lakhs approx) to newlywed couples to help them to start their new life, reports Japan Today.
The money would help the newlywed couples pay rent and cover other household expenses. According to the policy, both husband and wife will have to be under 40-years of age as of the registered date of marriage and should have a combined income of less than 5.4 million Yen (Rs 37 Lakhs approx).
281 municipalities in Japan have adopted this support program as of now.
Anybody planning to shift to Japan yet?