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Japan\u2019s birth rate declined for a seventh consecutive year in 2022 to a record low of 1.26, the Health Ministry said Friday, adding to a sense of urgency in a country where the government is seen as too slow to take measures to address its rapidly shrinking and aging population.<\/p>\n

The average number of children a woman gives birth to in her lifetime fell to 1.26 in 2022 from 1.30 a year earlier, tying the record low from 2005, according to the annual population statistics<\/a>. The fertility rate is far below the rate of 2.06 -2.07 considered to be needed to maintain a population.<\/p>\n

Japan\u2019s population of more than 125 million has been declining for 16 years and is projected to fall to 87 million by 2070. A shrinking and aging population has huge implications for the economy and for national security as Japan fortifies its military to counter China\u2019s increasingly assertive territorial ambitions.<\/p>\n

AMERICA IS GETTING OLDER FASTER AS RESIDENTS HAVE LESS CHILDREN, ACCORDING TO US CENSUS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The number of newborns in Japan also fell 5% to 77,747 babies last year, another new low, the Health Ministry said. The number of deaths jumped 9% to 1.57 million, as the population shrank by 798,214, continuing a 16-year streak of declines.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Fumio Kishia has set tackling the declining births as one of his top policy goals and pledged to introduce further drastic measures.<\/p>\n

“A last chance for us to reverse the declining births is before the young population is expected to decline drastically in 2030,” Kishida told a panel of experts commissioned to compile a package of measures at a meeting Thursday.<\/p>\n

The government plans to secure annual funding of about $25.2 billion over the next three years for a new child care package, which includes child birth and rearing allowances as well as increased subsidies for higher education.<\/p>\n

Kishida\u2019s government said it would come up with specific measures and secure funding by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

CHINA\u2019S XI \u2018IN A PANIC\u2019 OVER COMING POPULATION CRISIS, WILL BE \u2018MORE PROVOCATIVE, MORE BELLIGERENT\u2019: CHANG<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Experts say the proposed measures are mostly additional funding for existing ones and don’t address underlying problems.<\/p>\n

Many younger Japanese<\/a> have balked at marrying or having families, discouraged by bleak job prospects, corporate cultures that are incompatible with both parents \u2014 but especially women \u2014 working, and a lack of public tolerance for small children. Many couples also hesitate to have children due to rising costs.<\/p>\n

Japan is the world\u2019s third-biggest economy<\/a> but living costs are high, wage increases have been slow and about 40% of Japanese are part-time or contract workers. Critics say the government has lagged in making society more inclusive for children, women and minorities.<\/p>\n

Under the conservative governing party, which supports traditional family values and gender roles, women who are unmarried or without children tend to be less respected, and marriage is a prerequisite for having children.<\/p>\n

So far, government efforts to encourage people to have more babies have had a limited impact despite subsidies for pregnancies, births and childcare.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/japans-birth-rate-hits-record-low <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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