Declining birthrate "support subsidy system" expected to be less than 500 yen per person "reasonable" only 20%. [NHK] In order to secure financial resources for countermeasures against the declining birthrate, the government has announced that the average monthly contribution per subscriber will be just under 500 yen.
In discussions within the ruling party regarding the export of defense equipment jointly developed with other countries to third countries, such as the next generation of fighter jets, the Liberal Democratic Party has a policy of allowing the export, while the New Komeito Party is taking a cautious stance.