The policies that make schooling and childcare free in Japan are very nice. The problem is that it doesn’t move the needle. At least in Tokyo it’s more or less

The policies that make schooling and childcare free in Japan are very nice. The problem is that it doesn’t move the needle. At least in Tokyo it’s more or less impossible to not have two working parents and own a house. Outside of Tokyo, you might own a house, but there’s no jobs and everyone around you is 60+