“Simple economic measures such as increase of #subsidies are not going to resolve the serious problem of #DecliningBirths,” Kiuchi wrote in an analysis report, adding that a #ConservativeMindset espousing traditional #GenderRoles at #home and at the #workplace also needs to change.

#Japan’s #BirthRate hits critical level as population warned of ‘last chance to reverse trend’
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/japan-s-birth-rate-falls-to-a-record-low-as-the-number-of-marriages-also-drops/ar-BB1nGKcp?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&PC=EMMX01

The 758,631 babies born in #Japan in 2023 were a 5.1% decline from the previous year. It was the lowest number of #births since Japan started compiling the statistics in 1899.

The number of #marriages fell by 5.9% to 489,281 couples, falling below a half million for the first time in 90 years– one of the key reasons for the #DecliningBirths. #PopulationCrash

Births in Japan hit record low as government warns crisis at ‘critical state’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/28/birth-rate-japan-record-low-2023-data-details
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