Here's a story (from the same web site) about a small Japanese town which is enjoying success on this front: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14730746 https:

Here's a story (from the same web site) about a small Japanese town which is enjoying success on this front: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14730746 https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14730746 My (non-Japanese) take: With a few local exceptions, the Japanese governments' interventions are all politicians eager to be seen "doing something"...without having to do anything particularly difficult. For deep, complex socioeconomic problems, "do something" interventions almost never succeed.