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?
As Japan continues to face rapid population decline and aging, its government considers a new tactic to grow families: make childbirth free.
Japan’s technical interns, some of whom suffer horrible abuses from their employers, may soon find it easier to find a new job. Learn more about proposed legal changes – and the abuses technical interns currently face.
Will handing out coupons to new moms stop Japan’s declining population? The Japanese government sure hopes so. But other signs signal the problem might not be so easy to solve.
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