Japan's lower house passes child care aid bill to tackle falling births

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Japan's lower house passes child care aid bill to tackle falling births

Japan's lower house passed a bill Friday to expand monthly child allowances and parental leave in an effort to tackle the country's persistently declining birthrate. The bill is expected to be enacted during the current Diet session through June following deliberations at the upper house. A new funding scheme will…