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02-03-2023, 08:31 AM
"Many complex factors are involved, including financial instability among young people and less social encounters," an official of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said.
"Women in particular are less willing to have children," Fujinami said. "Along with the economic and employment environment, the issue of the gender gap, which puts a heavy burden on women in areas like child-rearing, should be improved."
As for the number of deaths in Japan in 2022, the figure hit a record high of 1,582,033, up 129,744, according to the data.
The number of babies born in Japan in 2022 fell to a new record low for the seventh consecutive year, dropping below 800,000 for the first time since records began in 1899, government data showed Tuesday.
https://japantoday.com/category/national...r-1st-time
"Women in particular are less willing to have children," Fujinami said. "Along with the economic and employment environment, the issue of the gender gap, which puts a heavy burden on women in areas like child-rearing, should be improved."
As for the number of deaths in Japan in 2022, the figure hit a record high of 1,582,033, up 129,744, according to the data.
The number of babies born in Japan in 2022 fell to a new record low for the seventh consecutive year, dropping below 800,000 for the first time since records began in 1899, government data showed Tuesday.
https://japantoday.com/category/national...r-1st-time
