Pop Japan

Japan is known for its declining birth rate. According to the country's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of
babies born was 921, 000 in 2018 which is down 25, 000 from 2017.

The birth decline has been attributed to a number of different causes such as the career first oriented lifestyle of a couple, late marriage, economic insecurity of young Japanese and the refusal to bear more than one child.

The administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed to tackle the social crisis by offering free preschool education and setting a target of raising the fertility rate to 1.8 in the year 2025.

The organization for economic cooperation and development proposed to the Japanese government for phasing out of mandatory
age working-age limits. The Japanese government is now studying of extending the age retirement of 65 to 70. The proposal also
calls for improved working conditions for old people and enhanced job training.

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