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@Garibaldee@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 6 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 • 6 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...
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    You understand that there will still be a lot of labor available. It’s not like there will NO workers.

    • @lepinkainen@lemmy.world
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      “A lot” is relative. If every worker has to pay for 3 people’s pensions and still have enough to live on, how do you think that will go?

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