🇯🇵 Sanae Takaichi
Takaichi to lay out measures against population decline in Diet speech
What happened
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to lay out measures against population decline in her policy speech to an extraordinary Diet session next week. The speech is also expected to include pledges to avoid relying on bond issuance to fund a planned temporary cut to the consumption tax on food. Takaichi will call Japan's aging and shrinking population a "quietly progressing national crisis." The finalized 2025 census results showed that the population fell by 2.5 percent compared to 2020.
Why it matters
The issue of population decline is significant in Japan, a country facing an aging and shrinking population, which can affect its economic and social stability.
Key facts
- The population fell by 2.5 percent compared to 2020.
- The planned temporary cut to the consumption tax on food is intended to shield families from the effects of inflation.
- Takaichi will call Japan's aging and shrinking population a "quietly progressing national crisis."
- The speech is set to take place in an extraordinary Diet session next week.
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