Tokyo aims to alleviate childbirth's physical and financial burdens.

Tokyo plans to offer a subsidy for epidural childbirths in 2025 to support women and address declining birth rates.

Tokyo is gearing up to offer a subsidy for epidural childbirths in the 2025 fiscal year, aiming to ease the pressure on women wanting to have kids. This would mark the first time a prefecture in Japan has taken such an initiative. Governor Yuriko Koike pushed this as part of her campaign strategy to combat the city's declining birthrate.

Koike acknowledges that many parents hesitate to have more children because of previous pain experiences. She stated, “We must protect the mother’s body while creating a system that encourages women to have a second and third child.” This subsidy could be a game-changer for those looking to expand their families in Tokyo.

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