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We knew Japan had a sex problem. We just didn't know how bad it was until now
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 incentivise marriage and child-rearing, things aren't quite trending in the right direction.
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As Japan’s population shrinks, bears and boars roam where schools and shrines once thrived
The red-roofed temple at the top of the hill closed about a decade ago, and now Yoshihiro Shibata can’t even remember its name, though the 54-year-old dairy farmer has lived in this picturesque village all his life. By Julie Makinen.
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A Male Surplus: Men outnumber women across Europe
Swedes do not quite know what to make of their sudden surplus of males. For the first time since records began back in 1749, the country now has more men than women. This is highly unusual in the West, where women historically have been in the majority in almost every country. But it may be a sign of things to come in Europe, as changes in life expectancy and migration transform demographics.
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We’re Not Going To Make It…
…without real sacrifice. By Chris Martenson.
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Japan Census: Population Fell Nearly 1 Million in 2010-15
Japan's latest census confirmed the hard reality long ago signaled by shuttered shops and abandoned villages across the country: the population is shrinking. Japan's population stood at 127.1 million last fall, down 0.7 percent from 128.1 million in 2010, according to results of the 2015 census, released Friday. The 947,000 decline in the population in the last five years was the first since the once-every-five-years count started in 1920.
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Development: Slow down population growth
Within a decade, women everywhere should have access to quality contraceptive services, argues John Bongaarts.
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Easing Fear and One-Child Policy in Guangdong
Parents of newborn babies in southern China's Guangdong Province will no longer have to prove they obediently limited, through any means including forced abortion, the size of their nuclear families.
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