Japan scraps idea to woo women out of city with cash

A widely ridiculed Japanese government idea to woo Tokyo women into marrying men in rural areas by offering cash payouts and train tickets to matchmaking events has been scrapped, officials said Friday. Hanako Jimi, minister of state for regional revitalisation, said Friday she had instructed officials to “review” the plan, and insisted that reports about the size of payments were “not true”.