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Japan Is So Desperate to Increase Its Birth Rate That Tokyo Is Trying Out a New Idea: Free Daycare (www.xatakaon.com)
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[–] Vorticity@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)

If I lived in Tokyo, though, I certainly wouldn't want to be a 30+ minute walk from a train station. That makes leaving home a pretty big task.

[–] greywolf0x1@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 days ago

you could always use a bicycle

[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago

30m walking is like a sub-10 minute bike ride. No biggie!