The number of children born in Japan in 2025 fell from a year earlier to 705,809, the fewest since data became available in 1899 and hitting a new low for the 10th consecutive year, health ministry data showed Thursday.
All I can say is that they have to find a solution, and their time is limited.
I think it’s a safe bet to say that Japanese sociologists are already studying the problem for decades.
Choosing some solutions they might propose is becoming increasingly urgent. It will most likely require adopting a different view on topics like employment and career. If a career is valued highly and having kids blocks it effectively and incurs enough expenses to set a person back in life, then people are discouraged from raising kids.
All I can say is that they have to find a solution, and their time is limited.
I think it’s a safe bet to say that Japanese sociologists are already studying the problem for decades.
Choosing some solutions they might propose is becoming increasingly urgent. It will most likely require adopting a different view on topics like employment and career. If a career is valued highly and having kids blocks it effectively and incurs enough expenses to set a person back in life, then people are discouraged from raising kids.