Central Government and Aiko Shimajiri

Okinawa prefectural government: The local authority has also earmarked an additional 3 billion yen in its budget for the new fiscal year, which starts in April, for such measures as scholarships and health-care assistance for single-mother families, according to Asahi Shimbun. The central government will also contribute 1 billion yen from its own budget. The Okinawa prefectural government will establish a fund of about 3 billion yen to promote measures addressing the problem. The circumstances surrounding children in Okinawa is much severer than in other prefectures," said Aiko Shimajiri, state minister in charge of Okinawa issues, in Naha on Feb. 20. "It is necessary to take measures that take into account the situations unique to Okinawa. The shocking statistics were revealed in the results of a survey conducted by a group of experts in autumn 2015 for the Okinawa prefectural government. Shimajiri was meeting with members of nonprofit organizations related to child welfare. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.