Koike, rival Renho clash over child policies in Tokyo governor race

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and her biggest rival, opposition-backed lawmaker Renho, clashed over how to tackle the declining birthrate as they finally unveiled their pledges for next month's gubernatorial election on Tuesday, just two days before official campaigning starts.Koike, a conservative politician, promised to take child-rearing policies such as helping reduce rent for families, establishing subsidies for painless childbirth and waiving day-care fees for first children, instead of only for the second child onwards as is the current policy.Renho, a House of Councillors member who has l…READ FULL ARTICLE