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Why does Japan have so few children? – BBC News
Japan’s number of children has been reported to be at its lowest since 1950.
There are just 14.6 million children in the nation under the age of 14, according to figures from Japan’s internal affairs ministry.
Japan’s falling birth rate and high life expectancy is putting pressure on public spending and resulting in labour shortages.
The BBC’s population correspondent Stephanie Hegarty reports.
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Police have said they’re investigating whether it was “intentional” and a 43-year-old man, from nearby Tarrawingee, was arrested at the scene by a passer-by.
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The US president said ‘annihilating’ Iran would create peace in the world and if Tehran were to agree a deal, oil prices would drop immediately.
In a wide-ranging magazine interview, Donald Trump, suggested military action could resume after the midterm elections in November.
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@user-go2ux5td4i
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
Capitalism
@lemonade8370
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
as a japanese hs student, i’m scared of my future. i don’t want kids because i’m going to b expected to take care of them + do household chores yet still have to work. my mom did so much of domestic work and my dad did literally nothing. so yeah, i’d understand why japan is suffering from ageing population lmao
@vangu2918
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
Women are getting smarter about bearing to load in their society just lije everywhere else in the world.
@rumaisakhan3492
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
Ya-Rehman ya-Raheem Ya-Rehman ya-Raheem Ya-Rehman ya-Raheem Ya-Rehman
@merlion6613
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
Why would anyone want to have children if the mother has almost zero chance of getting back into their field of specialities after giving birth? Vast majority of women in Japan have university degrees and establish their professional success despite still a very much male-dominant society. Then it gets snatched away in an instance just because you get pregnant. Unless the mentality and social support change and true vision for women to succeed flourishes, less and less women will want to have children. No brainer.
@zacharydeco2007
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
I volunteer myself as tribute. Send me to Japan.
@eigelgregossweisse9563
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
No, not work stress, etc- it's because of the social problems themselves. People keep saying its financial instability- 50%, but the other 50% is to do with how consumeristic and brutal the young generation is. Their sociability is a hive minded culture. So when you can't achieve these standards, Japan is brutal in that regards about dropping you like a hot pot… Japanese people also don't show kindness too.
@JuuliusSeizure
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
I mean shii i wouldn't wanna bring a child into this shitty world either🤷♂️
@KuddlesbergTheFirst
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
Even if the economy was doing well there is NTR and framing people. Folks don't want relationship or marriage unless they are certain nowadays?
@nette9836
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
Gang, it isn't some wild phenomenon. It is very simple, older generations have created a culture of expensiveness, greed, and lack of opportunity. People do not reproduce on unfavorable conditions. Simple. Maybe, actually listen to younger people?
@bobbysands6923
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
Yalda is the most gorgeous woman on the planet…
@ivangoryachev1741
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
On this day, the United States of America dropped nuclear bombs on Japanese cities. This is the most terrible war crime in the entire history of mankind. And this crime was carried out by the USA. This is the most important enemy of humanity today!!!
@matthewnggametime2537
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
Because they keep eating sashimi
@mohdnazrien2288
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
I need to go there to make child
@theultimatereductionist7592
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
Because they are not worth it and don't deserve to reproduce. That's why. Fuck nationalism.
@soton5teve
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T ALLOWED GAY ADOPTION, AND SURROGACY YET
@SuperTonyony
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
Japan deserves to go extinct. They were allied with the Nazis, for crying out loud.
@sahpem4425
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
My Japanese friend has had infertility struggles.😥
@georger6624
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
Japan gives a lot of money for a child
@teanchaiploytumthailandsin7116
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
thailand
@mif.2156
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
japan must ban condom to increase people
@dohminkonoha3200
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
Young people are very wise, growing children is just reproducing future slaves for greedy capitalists!
We must unite and destroy capitalism before it kills us all!
@KHEMARIN2233
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
I want to have more children to be human resources
@KHEMARIN2233
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
I want to have more children to be human resources
@KHEMARIN2233
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
I want to have more children to be human resources
@vgchronicle
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
I heard there is a problem (not the right work – maybe situation instead) with to many elders and too less births. I don't really know why this happens and if one of the reasons is actually that women want to work instead of taking care of children. But if this is the biggest problem why not make a win win situation out of it. Create a system where old people (that are still fit and able to take care) take care of babies and children. I heard that Japan has special work opportunities for old people. They could build upon that and could give some adavantages for old people that take care of children and create some special jobs for them related to children which are also affordable for families. Maybe more people would want to have children if they knew they could still go to work because someone will take care of them. Mabye that's not the resolution to all of the problems, but it would be a beginning. In the end it's more of a personal thing. Do I want old people to take care of my children? Can I teach my children to be respectful to elders and not be to demanding? If this happened it would shape a whole generation. It's just an outsiders perspective, so I don't know if this would work and if this is even the problem to begin with, just a thought I had…
@prankinjp
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
Because living in Japan sucks, that’s all
@marvin6936
December 18, 2023 at 6:10 am
trying to make this a gender issue when men are literally collapsing ob the streets