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Japan ‘on verge of no longer functioning’ after birth rate plummets to record new low

www.independent.co.uk Japan ‘on verge of no longer functioning’ after birth rate plummets to record new low

Japan saw record 1.6 million deaths last year as births marked a 5% fall

Japan ‘on verge of no longer functioning’ after birth rate plummets to record new low

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Isn't Tokyo to be one of the most affordable major, developed cities in the world? The article suggests that Japanese homes are exceptionally expensive.
- The tradition in japan is to level a house and build a new one. It was explained to me that very few have multigenerational single family dwellings. This would increase cost.

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