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Tells people with few children to put their hands over their hearts and regret their actions.
Study shows fewer Japanese living in each and every prefecture, opposite for foreign resident number.
Increase to Childbirth and Childcare Lump-Sum Grant is latest proposed plan to boost birth rate.
On average, parents in Prefecture #1 are paying around five times more to send kids to school than parents in Prefecture #47.
Wants to help people find spouses who don’t meet their preferences for age, income, or education.
Childbirth rates in Japan may be low, but couples are getting started earlier than before.
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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With one of the lowest birth rates in the world, activists in Singapore are using clever advertising campaigns and humor to try to trigger a baby boom.
It’s no secret that Japan’s elderly population is on the rise while the younger population is on decline. Though everyone from the government to economists is trying to figure out what the ramifications of such a top-heavy population will be, Japan is already feeling some of the consequences.
No place is this more apparent than in Japan’s northern prefecture of Aomori. What was once a thriving area a few decades ago is now by all accounts a snowy ghost town.
The most recent event to highlight just how bad things have become is Aomori City practically give away prime real estate. Why has this happened and just how bad are things in Aomori? Read on to find out!
As you may have heard, the Japanese population has taken a turn for the older…and the smaller. In fact, it has even topped a list of five countries facing “extinction” according to Sputnik Japan. The statistics have got a lot of people talking online, and we’re here to share all the tongue-wagging with you!
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