Birth rate in Japan hits record low as population shrinks and ages
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The number of babies born in Japan this year is below last year's record low in what the the top government spokesman described as a “critical situation.” Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno promised comprehensive measures to encourage more marriages and births. Japan is the world's third biggest economy but living costs are high and wage increases have been slow.
