Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed his resolve to promote paternity leave during a speech on Sunday at Waseda University, his alma mater.
"It's crucial to change societal attitudes and structures, or the desired results won't be achieved," Kishida said about countering the nation's chronically low birth rate.
As a specific measure, he said subsidies would be provided to support small and midsize businesses to compensate those who cover the tasks of employees on parental leave.
