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Japan’s ‘Singles Tax’ Is Just One Battle After Another
One-person households are the most in Japan now.
Photo: Richard A. Brooks/AFP/Getty Images
In public policy, well-meaning but complicated ideas are often undone by a catchy name.
The UK had its “bedroom tax,” the US its periodic battles over the “death tax.” Now it’s Japan’s turn, with the “singles tax” set to be imposed starting next month, part of financing for measures to boost fertility rates.