Fast-graying Japan's births fall 3.6% to 370,000 in Jan.-June
The number of babies born in Japan and to Japanese expatriates in the January to June period fell 3.6 percent from a year earlier to 371,052, government data show.
Source: kyodonews.net
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The number of babies born in Japan and to Japanese expatriates in the January to June period fell 3.6 percent from a year earlier to 371,052, government data show.
Bribes and maternity leave aren’t effective methods of encouraging motherhood (“Incredible Shrinking Japan,” Review & Outlook, April 17). When governments…