Japan enacts law to launch new agency to tackle children's issues

Japan's parliament on Wednesday enacted legislation to set up a new government agency to oversee children-related policies as the country tries to tackle increasingly complex issues such as child abuse.The new organization, expected to be named the "children and families agency," is due to launch in April 2023. It will unify policies across multiple government ministries and entities to better deal with imminent issues concerning children, such as declining birth rates, child poverty and sex crimes.Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged to "double" the budget necessary for measures to dea…READ FULL ARTICLE