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Japan’s 2019 birth rate decline – lowest on record
The number of newborns in Japan is expected to be at its lowest level in 120 years, according to an announcement by Japan’s health ministry on December 24. Approximately 864,000 babies are estimated to have been born in Japan in 2019 – the first time the figure fell to