Japan`s annual births fall to record low as country`s `silent emergency` deepens
The number of newborns in Japan fell below 700,000 for the first time since records began in 1899, according to government data, as younger people are reluctant to marry and raise children due to economic concern and a society that still adds extra bur...
ByMARI YAMAGUCHI Associated PressJune 4, 2025, 1:12 PMshrinking population adds to concern about the sustainability of the economy and national security at a time it seeks to increase defense spending.Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has described the situation as “a silent emergency ” and has promised to promote more flexible working environment and other measures that would help married couples to balance work and parenting, especially in rural areas where family values tend to be more conservative and harder on women.
Последните данни на Министерството на здравеопазването демонстрират, че процентът на плодовитостта на Япония - междинният брой бебета, които една жена се чака да има през живота си - също е паднал на н...
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