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Japan PM says country on the brink over falling birth rate
Japan’s population stands at about 125 million now. With only fewer than 800,000 new births last year, the smallest number on record, the population is declining. Furthermore, nearly 30% of Japan’s population are aged 65 and older, most of whom aren’t working but are getting pensions and receiving decent health insurance coverage. Why are Japanese people having few children? As more women get educated and work, they tend to marry later, if they ever do, and have fewer or no children. Also, rising living expenses and education costs are limiting household budgets. These are universal problems in its neighbors like South Korea and China. All in all, Japan is now facing a very serious structural problem, a smaller working population to support a larger senior population. Then why don’t they have young immigrants? Can social harmony and cultural traditions only be maintained by racial purity?
Enjoy reading the article and learning about Japan’s population problem.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64373950
Japan PM says country on the brink over falling birth rate
Japan’s population stands at about 125 million now. With only fewer than 800,000 new births last year, the smallest number on record, the population is declining. Furthermore, nearly 30% of Japan’s population are aged 65 and older, most of whom aren’t working but are getting pensions and receiving decent health insurance coverage. Why are Japanese people having few children? As more women get educated and work, they tend to marry later, if they ever do, and have fewer or no children. Also, rising living expenses and education costs are limiting household budgets. These are universal problems in its neighbors like South Korea and China. All in all, Japan is now facing a very serious structural problem, a smaller working population to support a larger senior population. Then why don’t they have young immigrants? Can social harmony and cultural traditions only be maintained by racial purity?
Enjoy reading the article and learning about Japan’s population problem.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64373950
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