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Which is a recognised economic phenomenon: https://ifstudies.org/blog/higher-rent-fewer-babies-housing-costs-and-fertility-decline https://ifstudies.org/blog/higher-rent-fewer-babies-housing-... The last time Japan had a population close to replacement rate was 1974, with the population at 109.5m. Japan will reach that population again in 2046, so maybe we can hope for a recovery by that stage? Part of the solution certainly needs to be voluntary Euthanasia for the elderly. If you're above 80 and decide you've lived a good enough life, you should be free to go out on your own terms, even without a terminal disease.