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Why Japanese women don't want to have children
Census figures out this week showed that over-65s make up 27% of the population. And the population is getting smaller. Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Tokyo tells Jackie Leonard why young Japanese women are reluctant to become mothers.
Photo: A Japanese baby crying while wearing ear-defenders at the Suzuka Formula One racing circuit.
Credit: EPA/Diego Azubel
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