The Japan Times
The book "Alone in Japan" examines the country's plummeting birthrate but leans on cliches, showing that understanding declining fertility globally requires moving beyond cultural stereotypes to practical solutions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/19/japan/discussing-japans-birthrate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #aging #children #depopulation #elderly #parenthood #population
We have to stop discussing Japan's birthrate like this

Declining Asian fertility is often framed negatively: a backlash against a crushing society. When it happens in the U.S., though, it's young women taking control over their lives.

The Japan Times
Mar 19 at 9:42amBuffer
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@thejapantimes fertility is a massive misnomer. This has societal reasons, not biological or medical ones like fertility insinuates.