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Hit Nigerian TV Show Raises Awareness On Population Challenges In Africa
The popular Nigerian TV show has stirred discussions on family planning across Africa, highlighting the challenges of raising large families.
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South Korea President Admits "Shortcomings" In Rare Press Conference
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held a rare press conference Thursday, admitting "shortcomings" after his party's recent electoral defeat, and laying out policies on issues from the country's low birthrate to Russia's war in Ukraine.
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South Korea To Create New Ministry To Tackle Falling Birth Rates
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday that he wants to create a new ministry to address the country's low birthrate - the world's lowest, with the country facing a looming demographic crisis.
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Japan Birth Rate Hit Record Low In 2023 As Nation's Population Crisis Deepen
The number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth consecutive year to a record low in 2023, preliminary government data showed on Tuesday, underscoring the daunting task the country faces in trying to stem depopulation.
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Scared Of Being Alone In A Health Emergency, Woman Legally Adopts Friend
With one of the world's lowest birthrates and plummeting marriage rates, more and more people in South Korea live -- and will die -- alone.
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Japan Sees Highest Record Drop In Population
Japan's population fell by a record in 2022, government data showed Wednesday, as the country struggles to reverse its perennial low birthrates.
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Japan PM To Unveil New Child Care Plan Amid Election Rumours
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to unveil on Tuesday a package of measures aimed at reversing the dwindling birthrate, by increasing payouts to families with children.
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Japan's Fumio Kishida Pledges Aid In "Last Chance" To Boost Birthrate
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday pledged to boost child allowances and paid parental leave as he warned the country faced its "last chance" to tackle a declining population.
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Italy's Population Could Shrink By 11.5 Million By 2070
Italy's population is set to decline by almost a fifth over the next five decades as a result of a steadily falling birthrate, the country's statistics agency ISTAT said on Thursday.
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Japan Will "Eventually Cease To Exist", Elon Musk Tweets. Then, Ire Follows
An Elon Musk tweet saying Japan would "eventually cease to exist" without a higher birthrate set off a flood of sarcasm and anger on Monday - though much of the angst was aimed at a Japanese government many said did little to address the issue.
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China's Three-Child Policy Unlikely To Boost Birthrate: Moody's
A new Chinese policy allowing couples to have up to three children could support fertility but was unlikely to dramatically change its birthrate, rating agency Moody's Investors Service said on Monday.
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Japan's Birth Rate Fell To Record Low In 2020 Amid COVID-19: Reports
The number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low last year, as more couples put off marriage and starting a family amid a global pandemic, said reports.
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Japan Has A Worrying Number Of Virgins, Government Finds
Japan's demographic challenges are well-known: It's home to the world's oldest population and has a shrinking birthrate and an astonishing number of single people. And it seems that, despite government efforts to incentivize marriage and child-rearing, things aren't quite trending in the right direction.
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Plummeting US Teen Birthrate Hit Record Low In 2015: Reports
The birthrate among US teenagers dropped 8 per cent last year to another record low, the latest sign of major progress in efforts to reduce teen pregnancies, a federal health agency reported on Thursday.
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New Japan Cabinet Minister Katsunobu Kato Seeks to Stem Shrinking Population
A new Japanese cabinet minister tasked with finding ways to boost the birthrate and keep a shrinking population from falling below 100 million said on Thursday he hoped to win over more Japanese to his view that childrearing is rewarding.
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Hit Nigerian TV Show Raises Awareness On Population Challenges In Africa
The popular Nigerian TV show has stirred discussions on family planning across Africa, highlighting the challenges of raising large families.
-
South Korea President Admits "Shortcomings" In Rare Press Conference
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held a rare press conference Thursday, admitting "shortcomings" after his party's recent electoral defeat, and laying out policies on issues from the country's low birthrate to Russia's war in Ukraine.
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South Korea To Create New Ministry To Tackle Falling Birth Rates
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday that he wants to create a new ministry to address the country's low birthrate - the world's lowest, with the country facing a looming demographic crisis.
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Japan Birth Rate Hit Record Low In 2023 As Nation's Population Crisis Deepen
The number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth consecutive year to a record low in 2023, preliminary government data showed on Tuesday, underscoring the daunting task the country faces in trying to stem depopulation.
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Scared Of Being Alone In A Health Emergency, Woman Legally Adopts Friend
With one of the world's lowest birthrates and plummeting marriage rates, more and more people in South Korea live -- and will die -- alone.
-
Japan Sees Highest Record Drop In Population
Japan's population fell by a record in 2022, government data showed Wednesday, as the country struggles to reverse its perennial low birthrates.
-
Japan PM To Unveil New Child Care Plan Amid Election Rumours
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to unveil on Tuesday a package of measures aimed at reversing the dwindling birthrate, by increasing payouts to families with children.
-
Japan's Fumio Kishida Pledges Aid In "Last Chance" To Boost Birthrate
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday pledged to boost child allowances and paid parental leave as he warned the country faced its "last chance" to tackle a declining population.
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Italy's Population Could Shrink By 11.5 Million By 2070
Italy's population is set to decline by almost a fifth over the next five decades as a result of a steadily falling birthrate, the country's statistics agency ISTAT said on Thursday.
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Japan Will "Eventually Cease To Exist", Elon Musk Tweets. Then, Ire Follows
An Elon Musk tweet saying Japan would "eventually cease to exist" without a higher birthrate set off a flood of sarcasm and anger on Monday - though much of the angst was aimed at a Japanese government many said did little to address the issue.
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China's Three-Child Policy Unlikely To Boost Birthrate: Moody's
A new Chinese policy allowing couples to have up to three children could support fertility but was unlikely to dramatically change its birthrate, rating agency Moody's Investors Service said on Monday.
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Japan's Birth Rate Fell To Record Low In 2020 Amid COVID-19: Reports
The number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low last year, as more couples put off marriage and starting a family amid a global pandemic, said reports.
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Japan Has A Worrying Number Of Virgins, Government Finds
Japan's demographic challenges are well-known: It's home to the world's oldest population and has a shrinking birthrate and an astonishing number of single people. And it seems that, despite government efforts to incentivize marriage and child-rearing, things aren't quite trending in the right direction.
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Plummeting US Teen Birthrate Hit Record Low In 2015: Reports
The birthrate among US teenagers dropped 8 per cent last year to another record low, the latest sign of major progress in efforts to reduce teen pregnancies, a federal health agency reported on Thursday.
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New Japan Cabinet Minister Katsunobu Kato Seeks to Stem Shrinking Population
A new Japanese cabinet minister tasked with finding ways to boost the birthrate and keep a shrinking population from falling below 100 million said on Thursday he hoped to win over more Japanese to his view that childrearing is rewarding.
