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An estimated 687,080 Japanese children were or will be born in 2024, falling below 700,000 for the first time and marking the lowest level on record, according to Asahi Shimbun calculations.

For comparison, Japan births in the past:

  • 1935: 2.19 Million
  • 1955: 1.73 Million
  • 1985: 1.43 Million
  • 2005: 1.06 Million
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[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 40 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They will do anything but not work their people to death.

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 day ago

I mean they are doing things to try and change that culture. It's taken a while though.

Western nations also have declining birth rates but they are less xenophobic so immigrants are back stopping the drop.

[–] Fitik@fedia.io 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You think this is the reason? Western Europe and countries like Italy have pretty lax working hours, however birth rate is close to 1 there too

[–] hraegsvelmir@lemm.ee 17 points 1 day ago

It's hardly the sole cause of Japan's problem, nor unique amongst developed nations. However, given the near total aversion Japan seems to have towards the notion of enabling immigration as a means to permanent residency for immigrants, it takes on a much greater dimension for the problem than it might in other nations that are more open to immigration. Barring a sudden and total reversal politically and socially on the question of immigration, Japan will have to do far more domestically to improve quality of life and work-life balance if they want to avoid a total demographic collapse.