The Mystery of Why Japanese People Are
Having So Few Babies
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/07/japan-mystery-low-birth-rate/534291/
The Atlantic piece notes:
“But there’s
another, simpler explanation for the country’s low birth rate, one that has
implications for the U.S.: Japan’s birth rate may be falling because there are
fewer good opportunities for young people, and especially men, in the country’s
economy. In a country where men are still widely expected to be breadwinners
and support families, a lack of good jobs may be creating a class of men who
don’t marry and have children because they—and their potential partners—know
they can’t afford to.”