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日本东京是一座怪物一般的城市，容纳了全日本三分之一的人口。东京人口最多的地区非常拥挤，涩谷著名的全向十字路口每分钟可以看到上千的人流量，百货商店和地铁在周末和高峰期间塞满了人群，有时甚至连站的地方都没有。想想东京地铁玻璃上挤到变形的脸，就知道人口密度有多恐怖了。 为了减少东京人口，日本政府决定给愿意离开东京的人每人支付近300万日元，这种办法真的能奏效吗？ Japan’s government is considering a new way to get people to consider life outside Tokyo: Pay them to leave. 日本政府正考虑用一种新方法让民众离开东京去其他地方生活——那就是，花钱请他们走。 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. 根据日本国家广播机构日本放送协会11月22日的报道，日本政府正考虑从下一个财年起，给那些决定搬离东京23个区去其他地方找工作的人多达300万日元（18.4万元人民币）的补助。 Tokyo and the greater metropolitan area surrounding the capital, with a total population of some 38 million, have long bucked the trend in Japan when it comes to demographics, even as Japan’s overall population shrinks. That’s often been at the cost of other cities. | 
