The Japanese government is taking measures to address two significant issues: the country's declining birthrate and a shortage of recruits for the Self-Defense Forces (SDF). To combat the falling birthrate, the Cabinet has approved a bill to extend monthly child allowances to high school-age children. This initiative is part of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's broader strategy to encourage population growth. Concurrently, the Defense Ministry is addressing the SDF's recruitment challenges by relaxing hairstyle regulations for recruits, allowing them to have longer hair starting April this year. The move aims to make the armed services more appealing to young people and alleviate the recruit shortage.
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SDF to soften hairstyle rules as recruit shortage worsens: The Japanese Defense Ministry will allow Self-Defense Forces recruits to have longer hair from April this year as it aims to make the armed services more attractive to… https://t.co/5gNCgicAhE #japannews #japantoday
The Defense Ministry will allow Self-Defense Forces recruits to have longer hair from April this year as it aims to make the armed services more attractive to young people. https://t.co/K5J07C23hr
Japan SDF to soften hairstyle rules as recruit shortage worsens https://t.co/PTNLZztE0b
Japan to boost child allowances to tackle falling birthrate: The Cabinet on Friday approved a bill to expand the coverage of monthly child allowances to high school-age children as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida aims to stem the… https://t.co/GVkmH4ODp2 #japannews #japantoday