Japan to delay launch of children's agency to FY 2023 or later

Japan has decided to postpone the creation of an agency to oversee policies related to children to fiscal 2023 or later, government sources said Saturday.The delay of the agency's establishment originally envisioned for fiscal 2022 comes as difficulties have arisen in coordinating the transfer of departments among relevant government organizations.On Saturday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters in Matsuyama, western Japan, that the government "will continue its efforts to start the children's agency" and reaffirmed his intention to submit related bills to the ordinary Diet session …READ FULL ARTICLE