Japan’s birth rate falls to another record low in 2020
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Japan’s birth rate falls to another record low in 2020

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CNN — The number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low last year, the health ministry said on Friday, as more couples put off marriage and starting a family amid a global pandemic. The coronavirus outbreak has hit birth rates around the world, including in the United States, despite early speculation that pandemic-related lockdowns may lead to a global baby boom. The number of registered marriages in Japan fell 12.3% last year to 525,490, a post-war record, the ministry said. Neighboring South Korea has also struggled with low birth rates for years; in 2020, it reported more deaths than births for the first time – a marker known as the “population death cross,” meaning the total population has shrunk.

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