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Last time I checked, the birthrate in Tokyo is actually pretty robust,I think it was 2.3 or something like that. It's the rest of the country where young people
by anigbrowl 2y ago
Last time I checked, the birthrate in Tokyo is actually pretty robust,I think it was 2.3 or something like that. It's the rest of the country where young people are reluctant to start families for a variety of economic and social reasons.
A few of the leftish parties in Japan decentralization policies as part of their platform, and indeed much of the LDP's support comes from rural constituencies so you'd think they'd be in favor of it. But economic incentives for childrearing sometimes find themselves at odds with conservative mores around family roles and employment.
- toomuchtodo 2y agohttps://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h02015/ https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h02015/ > June 2024: Japan’s total fertility rate hit a new low of 1.20 in 2023, with the rate for Tokyo falling to 0.99 for the first time. https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/06/asia/tokyo-government-4-day-workweek-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/06/asia/tokyo-government-4-day-w... > December 2024: Tokyo government gives workers 4-day workweek to boost fertility, family time
- anigbrowl 2y agoSorry, I remembered it backwards. IT's the rural areas which have the fertility rate around 2.3 (which I also remembered as little high, but only by a few %): https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h01975/ https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h01975/
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