Tokyo plans to make day care free for all preschool children starting in September, the city governor has announced as part of efforts to boost Japan's low birth rate."Japan is facing the crisis of a declining number of children,

Tokyo will implement a four-day workweek for government employees next year to encourage young people to get married and start families.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government believes that couples are having fewer babies because they are working too much.

Japan's fertility rate had reached a record low in June after witnessing a fall for many years, even though the government has made an effort for young people to get married and start families.