日本小镇百万日元鼓励妇女生第3胎英语美文

日本小镇百万日元鼓励妇女生第3胎英语美文 　　How about getting paid 1 million yen for having a baby? To bat a shrinking po

日本小镇百万日元鼓励妇女生第3胎英语美文 Howaboutgettingpaid1millionyenforhavingababy? Tobatashrinkingpopulation,asmalltowninnorthern Japanhasdecidedtogiveacashawardworthabout$9,600 toeachfemaleresidentwhohasathirdchild,anofficial saidFriday. Tobeeligible,thewomenmusthavelivedinYamatsuri townformorethanayear,townhallspokesmanEiichi Takanobusaid. Yamatsuri,wherethepopulationhasfallenfrom7,400a decadeagoto7,000thisyear,isnotaloneamongJapanese townswhoarelosingpeople. Asthecountry"sbirthratedeclines,demographershave predictedJapan"spopulationwillpeakatabout127.7 millionnextyearandfallrapidlyoverthenext half-centurytoabout100million. Thesituationisraisingconcernsabouthowfuture generationswillsupportthegrowingranksofelderlyand howbusinesseswillsurviveasthelaborpoolshrinks. Toencouragefamiliestohavemorechildren,the centralgovernmenthasstartedbuildingmoreday-care centersandencouragedmentotakepaternityleave. Itisrare,however,foratowntoofferitsfemale residentsalargesumforhavingababy. Yamatsuriwillhandmothersalumpsumof$4,800within