Why does Japan still have a declining/low birth rate, even though the Japanese goverment has enacted several nation-wide policies to tackle the problem?

Question

Why does Japan still have a declining/low birth rate, even though the Japanese goverment has enacted several nation-wide policies to tackle the problem?

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Answer 1

You can’t raise a family while living pay check to pay check while renting a two-bedroom shoebox. Japan, Korea and similar locations are the litmus test that are warning what’s to come when two gainfully employed parents can’t make end meets even before having children.