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BBC OS: 2023/01/23 16:06 GMT: Japan's falling birth rate

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Japan's falling birth rate

2023/01/23 16:06 GMT

2023/01/23 16:06 GMT: Japan's falling birth rate

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Two women in Japan discuss what's behind their country's low birth rate

Two women in Japan discuss what's behind their country's low birth rate.

Japan's prime minister says his country is on the brink of not being able to function as a society because of its falling birth rate. Our correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes - who has just ended his deployment in Tokyo - explains what's behind Japan's falling birth rate and shrinking economy. We also hear from two Japanese women about the many pressures faced by women in Japan.

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