TOKYO — Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will propose a new happiness index during his first parliamentary policy speech on Friday, local media have reported.

The index, formulated by the public and private sectors, is expected to be proposed alongside Ishiba's plans for the economy and tackling the East Asian country's shrinking population.

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