Japan’s decreasing birthrate coupled with an aging population continue to spell out doom and gloom for the future of the country.
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Costs and other societal changes have made ceremonies smaller, and certain practices are approaching obsoleteness.
Panel says a reevaluation of how much housework and childcare Japanese men should do is necessary for reversing the country’s aging, shrinking population trend.
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Turns out that Japanese citizens are aware of their fate, but there seems to be no solution to avert the impending disaster.
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Seniors especially irked by the mechanical process, but most people agree it’s kind of pointless anyway.
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