Society
Could Japan Become Anti-Child as Population Declines?
More people are remaining single and childless than ever in Japan. Could that feed into existing anti-child sentiments in the nation and trap it in a vicious cycle?
More people are remaining single and childless than ever in Japan. Could that feed into existing anti-child sentiments in the nation and trap it in a vicious cycle?
Both Japan’s PM and Tokyo’s governor want to pay people to have more kids. But is this just another doomed short-term strategy?
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