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Japan's child population falls for 45th straight year to new low 13.29 million. (english.kyodonews.net)

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Japan's child population has shrunk to an estimated 13.29 million as of April 1, down 350,000 from a year earlier and marking a new record low, the government said Monday.

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[–] CityPop@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because Japan is highly xenophobic.

[–] voxthefox@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

Which is what I was saying was surprising that there's been no appreciable effort to change