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		<title>Japan’s Birthrate Crisis — What’s Really Going On?</title>
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		<category><![CDATA[Japan population decline]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the latest episode of Japan Today Spotlight, we dive into something that’s been a growing concern here in Japan for years: the country’s plummeting birth rate. In 2024, Japan recorded just 720,988 births — the lowest number since records began in 1899. It’s the ninth straight year the number has dropped, and it’s creating [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="https://jeffwrichards.com/japans-birthrate-crisis-whats-really-going-on/">Read more...</a>]]></description>
		
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