Submission statement: Japan’s population continues to drop despite efforts by the government to curtail it.
This is important because Japan (whose birth rates are actually not that bad anymore compared to much of Europe, Latin America and almost all of its East Asian neighbors) was one of the earliest countries to slip below replacement rate, and therefore offers a glimpse into what a rapidly aging society will look like.
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Submission statement: Japan’s population continues to drop despite efforts by the government to curtail it.
This is important because Japan (whose birth rates are actually not that bad anymore compared to much of Europe, Latin America and almost all of its East Asian neighbors) was one of the earliest countries to slip below replacement rate, and therefore offers a glimpse into what a rapidly aging society will look like.
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