You might have heard of partners in crime, but Japan is offering people a partner in crying. Japanese companies are hiring “handsome weeping boys” for their employees who first make them cry and then cry with them and console them.

In Japan, companies are renting 'handsome weeping boys' to make employees cry, wipe their tears

Masako Mori, a Japanese lawmaker and advisor to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, warned earlier this year that “the country will disappear” if the falling birthrate problem persists.

A Japanese company banned late-night work, and a 'baby boom' followed

Japanese workers will be given 10 days off to celebrate getting a new emperor. Watch full video to know more.

Japanese government grants nation ten-day holiday for royal transition