Tokyo, June 3, 2026 (AFP) - Japan fertility rate falls again to record low

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2026-06-03

Japan's fertility rate fell again last year to a new record low, official data showed Wednesday, underscoring the demographic crisis gnawing at the world's fourth-largest economy. Japan has one of the world's lowest birth rates, as well as a falling and ageing population, leading to labour shortages, a ballooning social security bill and a shrinking tax base. Government figures showed the total fertility rate -- the average number of children a w......

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