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The number of births in Japan hit a record low of 758,631 in 2023, falling for the eighth consecutive year, the health ministry’s preliminary statistics showed on Feb. 27.

The Kishida Cabinet plans to approve a package of “different dimensions” measures to stem the nation’s declining birthrate, which will call for annual outlays of 3.6 trillion yen ($24.7 billion), by year-end.

Doubling the family allowance for a third children and beyond is among the key