Tokyo Introduces 4-Day Workweek to Address Low Birth Rates
Tokyo is getting ready for a big change! Starting in 2025, the government will let its workers have a 4-day workweek. The government hopes this will make families closer and encourage more people to have children since Japan is having fewer and fewer babies. It's a big step to help people balance work and family life.
Starting April 2025, the Tokyo government will allow its employees to work four days a week, giving them the option to take three days off. Governor Yuriko Koike announced this 4-day workweek policy as part of efforts to combat Japan's declining birth rates, which reached a historic low of 727,277 births in 2024.
The initiative aims to give couples more time together, encouraging them to start families. Additionally, parents with young children will have the option to ...