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alojapan.com/1247661/japan-sin Japan Sinks Further Into Population Crisis #ageing #BirthRate #demographics #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news #Population The Japanese government has issued another grim update as the window for preventing a demographic crisis continues to narrow. The country’s population shrank by nearly 900,000 people in the year leading up to October 1, according to statistics released Monday by Japan’s internal affairs ministry. Why It Matte…

The Senate is not happy with the growing Chinese influence, a new movement by families of political prisoners, an attack on a citizen for critical content, a decline in birth rates, Trump’s tariffs on Georgia, and much more!

The latest episode of the update is out now. Listen to the full story link in the bio!
@rorshokgeorgia

They want America to have more babies. Is this their moment?

There are discussions across the political spectrum about birth rate decline and what it means for the economy.

One response to this decline is a cause that's been taken up by the right, and it has a name – Pronatalism. Many of its advocates met up recently in Austin, Texas, at "Natal Con."

#birthrate #natalism #pronatalism #economy

npr.org/2025/04/07/1243303434/

This was a Kindergarten near #seoul in #korea it is been torn down because there are not enough kids any more. Since my first visit to Korea over 10years ago the effects of the lowest #birthrate world wide have become more and more visable in everyday life.
Its really heartbreaking.

alojapan.com/1223104/japans-to Japan’s tourism is booming but staff shortage threatens to derail 2030 goal #ArtificialIntelligence #BirthRate #Hokkaido #Japan #JapanTravel #JapanTravelBureau #Kyoto #ManpowerShortage #Niseko #TourismSector #travel The booming Japanese tourism sector may face a severe challenge in the years ahead to sustain its growth due to a shortfall of more than 500,000 workers by 2030, according to a report by a local think tank.Industry insiders noted…

"Findings from [two] studies indicate that U.S. states with abortion bans experienced higher-than-expected fertility and infant mortality rates, particularly affecting Black infants, younger individuals, those with lower education levels, and Medicaid recipients."

Summary: medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02

Original papers: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/

Medical Xpress · Abortion bans in the US linked to increased births and infant mortality, studies findBy Justin Jackson