Japan on ”edge of losing social function” owing to plunging birthrate – PM

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday warned that the country is on the “edge of losing its social function’’ owing to its plunging birthrate.

He said to address this would be the government’s top priority.

Kishida’s remarks were made during his policy speech on the first day of a 150-day regular parliamentary session.

The Japanese leader highlighted that births last year are estimated to have fallen below the 800,000 mark for the first time since the government data became available.

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