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PoliticalJapan·Unpinned15 Oct 2026

Japan plans 2027 launch of childbirth insurance coverage to boost birth rates

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Japan’s health ministry initiated discussions regarding a new childbirth benefit program scheduled to launch as early as the second half of fiscal 2027. The program intended to set uniform prices paid directly to healthcare providers to make childbirth effectively free of charge. This initiative involved the Japanese government aiming to reduce the…

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