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"Bureaucrats had envisioned payments of up to 600,000 yen (S$5,387) for women who got married and settled outside of Tokyo"
" “Did they think independent, motivated and educated women in the city would think, ‘What? If I marry a local man and move to a countryside, I’ll get 600,000 yen! I’ll do it!’? ... Are they serious?“ said one user on X "
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-scraps-idea-to-woo-women-out-of-city-with-cash
🔸Speaks volumes re the bright sparks who came up with the plan & their bosses who thought it was OK😬
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