Third of Japan's 18-year-old women may never have children: study
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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has promised to tackle the country's population crisis with 'unprecedented' measures.
  • @wahming@monyet.ccEnglish
    18•10 months ago

    “The challenge is that no single cause can be identified for the declining birthrate,” Iwasawa said.

    Really? Most people online have identified it.

    • @wahming@monyet.ccEnglish
      3•10 months ago

      Because the majority of people not having babies don’t plan to have babies, and the majority of people who want babies still manage to have them, though it might take more attempts than it used to, or IVF assistance. The desire and cultural influences are much bigger factors at the moment on birth rate than endocrine disruptors.

      (Though they’re probably responsible for a bunch of other stuff, like the obesity epidemic)