Title: Why Is Japan's Birth Rate Decreasing?
Headings: Why Is Japan's Birth Rate Decreasing?
Why Is Japan's Birth Rate Decreasing?
Why Is Japan's Population Decreasing?
1. A Shrinking Population
2. Social Consequences
3. Economic Consequences
What's Causing This Decline?
1. Statistical Trends
2. Cultural Foundations
Why Is Japan's Birth Rate Decreasing?
1. Japanese Work Culture
2. Japanese Childcare Culture
3. Virginity and “Herbivore Men”
The Downward Spiral
What Has Japan's Government Done?
1. Subsidies for children
2. Free Preschool And Childcare Leave
3. Money For Fertility Treatments
4. Government-sponsored Dating
Why is Birth Rate Still Decreasing Despite Efforts?
1. Too little too late
2. Culture Is Deep, Policy Is Shallow

Content: Japan has one of the lowest birth rates in the world. Due to the low birth rate, Japan has an aging and shrinking population. These trends have significant negative effects on the society and economy of the country. The government has gone to great lengths to reverse the trends and solve the problem, but so far, the birth rate is still decreasing. There are clearly deeper issues at hand. Why Is Japan's Population Decreasing? 1. A Shrinking Population
In 2019, there were around 864,000 babies born in Japan. Considering Japan has a population well over 125 million, that's not a lot of babies. In fact, this is the lowest number of births the government has seen since they began counting in 1899.