 "Japan: Population crisis deepens as birth rate hits record low")
Preliminary government data released on Tuesday revealed that the number of newborns born in Japan declined for the eighth year in a row to a historic low in 2023, highlighting the difficult struggle the nation confronts in attempting to stop depopulation.
Since unmarried births are uncommon in Japan, the number of marriages decreased 5.9% to 489,281 from 758,631 a year earlier, the lowest level of marriages in 90 years. This suggests that the population may continue to drop.
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