Why is Japan’s government planning the expenditure of 3 million yen?

Japan’s government is considering a new way to get people to consider life outside Tokyo: Pay them to leave. According to a report by national broadcaster NHK on Nov. 22, the government is mulling giving as much as 3 million yen to people who decide to relocate from the 23 wards of Tokyo and find jobs elsewhere, starting in the next fiscal year.

The Belt and Road Initiative conceives a US $1.3 trillion Chinese-led investment program creating a web of infrastructure, including roads, railways, telecommunications, energy pipelines, and ports. This would serve to enhance economic interconnectivity and facilitate development across Eurasia, East Africa and more than 60 partner countries.