An estimated 687,080 Japanese children were or will be born in 2024, falling below 700,000 for the first time and marking the lowest level on record, according to Asahi Shimbun calculations.
For comparison, Japan births in the past:
- 1935: 2.19 Million
- 1955: 1.73 Million
- 1985: 1.43 Million
- 2005: 1.06 Million
The purpose of marriage, exclusively, was to increase your parents wealth.
But more importantly you’re dancing around the fact capitalism is the root cause of all issues described and the elimination of capitalism is the cure.