China News Service, September 21. According to a report by the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), on the 20th, four candidates for the presidential election of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan participated in a public discussion meeting, and the issue of declining birthrate became the focus of the four-party debate.
Data map: Taro Kono, Minister of Administrative Reform of Japan.
According to reports, the seminar was hosted by the Liberal Democratic Party Youth Bureau and the Women’s Bureau. Four candidates including the Minister of Administrative Reform Kono Taro, the former Liberal Democratic Party’s political investigation chairperson Kishida Fumio, the former Minister of General Affairs Sanae Takaichi, and the Liberal Democratic Party’s acting secretary-general Seiko Noda participated in the seminar. debate.
In response to the focus of the seminar-the issue of declining birthrates, Kono said, "Families with multiple children should be directly supported." In addition, he also said that it is necessary to improve the quality of public education.
Data map: Fumio Kishida, former political research chairman of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party.
Photo by Zhang Ming issued by China News Agency
Kishida said that he plans to promote the realization of free early childhood education.
Gao City stated that it is necessary for male parental leave to be written into the law, and it is also necessary to increase the income of young people.
Noda believes that a "parent-friendly society" should be created so that young people have the ability and willingness to have children.
The election of the president of the Liberal Democratic Party is scheduled to open on September 29. The new president is expected to become the new prime minister of Japan in the election of the prime minister by name on October 4.