Japan’s prime minister issued a dire warning about the country’s population crisis, saying it was “on the brink of not being able to maintain social functions” due to the falling birth rate.
Japan’s prime minister issued a dire warning about the country’s population crisis on Monday, saying it was “on the brink of not being able to maintain social functions” due to the falling birth rate. In a policy address to lawmakers, Fumio Kishida said it was a case of solving the issue “now or never,” and that it “simply cannot wait any longer.
Attitudes toward marriage and starting families have also shifted in recent years, with more couples putting off both during the pandemic. Some point to the pessimism young people in Japan hold toward the future, many frustrated with work pressure and economic stagnation. Japan’s economy has stalled since its asset bubble burst in the early 1990s. The country’s GDP growth slowed from 4.9% in 1990 to 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
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