Japan’s demographic crisis intensifies, nation confirms record low of 811,604 births in 2021
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A total of 811,604 babies were born in Japan in 2021, a record low since 1899, as the nation's demographic crisis intensifies, the government said in a report on Friday. According the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the figure was down 29,231 from a year earlier, reports Xinhua. The latest data also showed that the number of couples getting married decreased in the recording period by 24,391 to 501,116, the fewest in the post-war era.