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@Garibaldee@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 7 months ago

Japan Is So Desperate to Increase Its Birth Rate That Tokyo Is Trying Out a New Idea: Free Daycare

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Japan Is So Desperate to Increase Its Birth Rate That Tokyo Is Trying Out a New Idea: Free Daycare

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@Garibaldee@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 7 months ago
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Japan has been grappling with its demographic statistics with a sense of urgency, particularly regarding its declining birth rate. In 2023, the country...
  • @Phen@lemmy.eco.br
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    Why is it framed like it’s something extreme?

    • @uranibaba@lemmy.world
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      23•7 months ago

      I read it as snark/sarcasm. Like they are adding something that already should be.

    • @MisterFrog@lemmy.world
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      11•7 months ago

      This was my reaction also. WoOoAh! Free daycare? How radical!! Haha

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