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Ever since 1950 when Japan began tracking its population of children, the number has never been as low as it is today.

New data from the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry finds the population shrank by 170,000 kids from this time last year, to a new low of 15.71 million, The Japan Times reports.

This is the 36th consecutive year the population has dropped.

Japan's fertility crisis has been many years in the making. As older generations start to die off without younger generations starting families behind them, economists say Japan shows all the signs of a "demographic time bomb."

Without any intervention, Japan's economy will only continue to shrink.

"We will continue to put efforts into support for child-rearing," welfare minister Yasuhisa Shiozaki told The Japan Times in December of last year.

Japan's fertility rate is among the lowest in the world, at just 1.4 births per woman. Sociologists have found populations stay steady when a country has at least 2.1 births per woman. Beneath that threshold, and countries are likely to see their populations start to decline, which Japan has.

The trend has also led to another record-low, according to the new data: Japan's ratio of children to the rest of the population is just 12.4%. That marks the 43rd straight year of declines and places Japan's ratio at the very bottom of countries with 40 million people or more.

Other countries do face similar problems, including the US, Denmark, China, and Singapore — with fertility rates of 1.87, 1.73, 1.6, and 0.81, respectively — although Japan's case may be the most severe.

A 2016 study conducted by a Japanese research firm found that nearly 70% of unmarried Japanese men and 60% of unmarried Japanese women weren't in relationships. This is despite most people claiming they do want to get married eventually.

Japan has gone to some great lengths to boost its fertility rate to the goal of 1.8 births per woman by 2025, as set by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

For instance, the country is letting men play with dolls to get accustomed to fatherhood. And the government is organizing speed-dating events to help young people meet.

In the meantime, the time bomb has forced Japan to recognize the importance of innovation more than ever — specifically, with robotics technology. Without strapping youngsters to do the work, machines may be the next best thing.

emniceeey0649:
odogunyan to b precise

i ask cos i stay in ikorodu also, Elepe area, i have never seen any oro, or badoo, very peaceful area...

i ask cos i stay in ikorodu also, Elepe area, i have never seen any oro, or badoo, very peaceful area...

emniceeey0649:
Ikorodu is d most dangerous place to stay in Lagos.. . Though it's my area but I hate living Dere more than anything.. .

where in ikorodu ?

Dandsome:
This Ikorodu don turn to another thing o. Anything bad must always be at Ikorodu. Ambode should do something fast.

Owode onirin is not ikorodu, its ikorodu road...

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hello

Hello

wish you all a nice weekend....

wish you all a nice weekend....

hello

Planting season is here again, don't miss this opportunity.

Good day....

Good day....

wish you all a productive week...

wish you all a productive week...

Ikorodu Lagos state is worst.. The problem is everyone wants to register early.. Because of the short period of registration. ..the man should have allowed cyber cafe to register..

yakamata:
Now I know where my problems lays. Can you please answer these questions .

I Created my profile with gmail and I already paid the stipulated amount for registration but still can't get my Pin.

1 will they (JAMB) send it later on or
2 Do i create another profile with yahoomail and then go back the bank

It will be sent later, dont create another profile, gmail also works, its just not as fast as yahoomail.

iamceejay:
I created my brother's profile but no code was sent to his email for completion of profile.

Anyone knows the need for that code?
Can he proceeded to obtain his pin??

use yahoomail dont use gmail.

Morning..

Makanjuismail:
Where is Atiba University located? Is it Oyo town or which town in Oke Ogun.

Thank you.

its located along oyo iseyin road, just immediately after a town called soku.