Japanese Prime Minister Vows to Take Action on Declining Birth Rate
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says the ongoing population decline in the country poses an urgent risk to Japanese society.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says the ongoing population decline in the country poses an urgent risk to Japanese society.
Europe’s low birth rate “is a sign of societies that struggle to face the challenges of the present, and thus become ever more fearful of the future, with the result that they close in on themselves,” Pope Francis said in 2018.
The newly released findings indicate a lack of confidence in the future as women under 30 have had fewer babies for the seventh consecutive year.
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