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Japan's births decline to lowest number on record

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  1. [4]
    Grzmot
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    I think Japan is a great example of what happens when you take a culture centered around work discipline to its maximum. It's hard to exactly predict what's going to happen in the long-term if...

    I think Japan is a great example of what happens when you take a culture centered around work discipline to its maximum. It's hard to exactly predict what's going to happen in the long-term if their population numbers keep falling so drastically, but I think it's certainly going to be interesting.

    9 votes
    1. [3]
      cfabbro
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      S.Korea is even more extreme in that regard, IMO, which is also reflected in their even lower fertility rate than Japan. p.s. For context, 2.1 is generally regarded as the rate at which population...

      I think Japan is a great example of what happens when you take a culture centered around work discipline to its maximum.

      S.Korea is even more extreme in that regard, IMO, which is also reflected in their even lower fertility rate than Japan.

      p.s. For context, 2.1 is generally regarded as the rate at which population remains stable in most developed countries.

      8 votes
      1. Grzmot
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        I thought Japan was considered the worst when it came to fertility rates. Man I didn't know South Korea had it even worse.

        I thought Japan was considered the worst when it came to fertility rates. Man I didn't know South Korea had it even worse.

        3 votes